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'Where ambition goes to die': These tech workers flocked to Austin during the pandemic. Now they're desperate to get out. (www.businessinsider.com)
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'Where ambition goes to die': These tech workers flocked to Austin during the pandemic. Now they're desperate to get out.::Drawn by the promise of an emerging tech hub, some tech workers who flocked to Austin found a middling tech scene, subpar culture, and scorching heat.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I support things like light rail but only where it makes sense. I think a lot of comments like yours are from people who live in dense cities and have no idea what life is like in suburban and rural areas that constitute a large part of the US. Also, the last mile issue is very real and needs to be solved.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also, the last mile issue is very real and needs to be solved.

Bicycle

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Folding bikes, sure. Or you get a bikeshare sub. Regular bikes aren't allowed on trains because they're too crowded.

- Dense city dweller

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Philadelphia allows bikes on their subway, or at least doesn't enforce not allowing them. But, they probably wouldn't if bikes were more normalized here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

E-scooters are multimodal friendly and can do a mile without a lot of fuss.