the imagery was/is powerful.. the workers rising up together.. the reality probably somewhat different.. if you were headed to the deadend factory job on the subway it might make you feel a little more connected to the purpose??
I don't know about being headed to the dead-end factory job, I was headed to my grandparent's place. However, I liked the Moscow stations better than the smelly, leaky, and sparky ones I braved in NYC when heading to my office internship. In NYC I felt connected if the 'E' train wasn't canceled and I didn't have to seek alternative routes.
OUCH... sounds like "Moscow on the Hudson".. it freaking pains me to be an American and to live in the capitalist version of mediocrity..... So, How do we fix it? the last 8 years of the right don't seem to be helping.. Where do we go.. whats next?
Hey, you in the Bay Area got BART; we get Robert Moses trying to destroy our public transit.
If you want to fix transportation, start off by having the expense of driving reflect the true cost of driving. IE, stop subsidizing driving by paying for roads and highways with property and income taxes. A road use tax on gasoline (and appropriate property and income tax cuts) would go a long way toward having economically sustainable and justified mass transit.
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If you want to fix transportation, start off by having the expense of driving reflect the true cost of driving. IE, stop subsidizing driving by paying for roads and highways with property and income taxes. A road use tax on gasoline (and appropriate property and income tax cuts) would go a long way toward having economically sustainable and justified mass transit.