Sam Butler #CEASEFIRENOW<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://sauropods.win/@futurebird" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>futurebird</span></a></span> <a href="https://www.sambutler.us/costs-of-car-economy-bike-transit" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sambutler.us/costs-of-car-econ</span><span class="invisible">omy-bike-transit</span></a></p><p>According to a 2019 study by Harvard [1], the public cost of the car economy is $5,645 per person per year. (The private cost is $6,000/year per car.)</p><p>Together, the cost of maintaining the U.S. car economy is $3.5 trillion per year.<br>In the communities with significant bike infrastructure, the public cost is $150 per person per year. (The private cost is $500/year per bike.)</p><p>In the communities significant public transit, the operating costs are $1,230 per person per year. (The private cost of transit is $720/year per rider).</p><p>Together, the cost of a bike and transit economy in the U.S. is $0.862 trillion per year.</p><p>[1] <a href="https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/01/massachusetts-car-economy-costs-64-billion-study-finds/#:~:text=A%20team%20of%20graduate%20students,that%20coming%20from%20public%20funds" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.harvard.edu/gazette/story</span><span class="invisible">/2020/01/massachusetts-car-economy-costs-64-billion-study-finds/#:~:text=A%20team%20of%20graduate%20students,that%20coming%20from%20public%20funds</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fuckcars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fuckcars</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transit</span></a> <a 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