Noam Chomsky Quotes

Living in N.Y.C. has truly awakened me to the New York elite and their penchant for the city's self-described brilliant public transit system. I think it sucks... just like public transit always does.

I used the bus when I was growing up in Brazil. I don't want to diminish anyone who travels on the bus, but I haven't done that for a long time.

I, unfortunately, take the subway a lot. It's not my preference, but it is my lot in life.

If I ever have to stop taking the subway, I'm gonna have a heart attack.

I like taking the subway to work.

Whether you live in a city or a small town, and whether you drive a car, take the bus or ride a train, at some point in the day, everyone is a pedestrian.

In Brussels, you are able to have a lot of appointments in a day. In Paris, you can have one, two, maybe three, but you spend all your time on the road, in the car or in the suburbs. In Brussels, everything is easy. It's not a very big city, and the people are very quiet and warm.

The energy crisis has given new urgency to the need to improve public transportation, not only in our cities but in rural areas as well…. Mass transit is an essential element of the improvement of life in our cities and towns.

I'm of that subset of native New Yorkers who can't drive.

I believe building new subways must be a top priority.

I commuted an hour and a half each way to high school in N.Y.C. I took a bus, a ferry, then a subway.

For many people, commuting is the worst part of the day, and policies that can make commuting shorter and more convenient would be a straightforward way to reduce minor but widespread suffering.

When you travel across London, it can take two hours to get from one end of London to the other, when it actually takes me two hours to get up to Leicester.

I don't think people are going to switch over to bikes because it's good for them or because it's politically correct. They're going to do it because it gets them from A to B faster.

The goal of mass transit is to convince people to abandon their cars, which feature such enticing accessories as CD players and elbow room.

Growing up in New York City, my car culture is minimal. I rode on the train, the bus. I walked; I rode my bike, and when I was younger, I rode my skateboard.

Australia has an economic interest in ensuring our cities have 21st century urban rail transport to reduce traffic congestion.

Any urbanist has to appreciate New York City and the way it works. The public transit is astonishing.

I've not stopped going on public transport. I love going on it.

Less cars on the road means productivity and jobs growth, as it allows for the more efficient movement of goods and services and encourages greater urban population density.

In the same way we have a long-term plan for building roads, we have to have a long term plan to build transit.

As you move away from mass transit you become more dependent on the automobile, so you have to spread the housing out more to accommodate the cars.

We city dwellers, we residents of Los Angeles and the surrounding areas, are for the most part urbanized to some extent. We know deadlines, start times and traffic.

People want subways, folks... subways, subways. They don't want these damn streetcars blocking up our city!

Believe it or not, I've never been on the subway.