Statement by Meghan Quinlan
As someone who's lived in Scandinavia, where public transit is the norm, light rail is a no-brainer. When public transit is more convenient, reliable, and cost-effective than driving a car (and this project will make this happen), there is a massive shift in commuter culture. In Oslo, it's considered strange to drive a car to work. Most people take light rail, buses, or trams, and enjoy a faster and more relaxing trip in doing so. You can buy a ticket through an app on your phone and activate it through your phone screen, and an annual pass costs a tiny fraction of what it would to own and maintain a car/ car insurance.
The only thing holding us back is people's irrational attachment to cars, bolstered by the aims of the car/oil industry. What many people assume to be a social necessity (cars) is really a North American cultural anomaly. If anyone were to spend time outside of our North American bubble, they'd see that the age of the car (and its congestion, pollution, and lower passenger safety) is over.
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