> Driving everywhere in Houston results in a hell of a lot higher quality of life than riding public transit everywhere in Boston.
It's a trade off. One of these tanks the planet and the other doesn't, however.
It's a trade off. One of these tanks the planet and the other doesn't, however.
Source?
Here is a Quora question and answer that states buses consumed 20% more energy than cars per passenger mile in 2009[1]. It references a US Department of transportation document that can now be found here(pdf)[2]. Tables in chapter two. Not sure about more recent figures.
I made this comment as I remembered an AC Transit (Alameda County Transit which includes Oakland) study that said their average mpg per passenger was around 8 mpg some time ago and I found that surprisingly low.
[1] https://www.quora.com/Do-buses-really-result-in-increased-en...
[2] https://tedb.ornl.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Edition30_F...