Oregon’s legislature recently went through a spectacular failed effort to pass a statewide transportation funding measure, where rural legislators demanded maintenance for their roads but were eager to strip out transit operating funds for cities.

Of course.

how do their children walk to school if there’s no bloody paths? Come on.

They don’t. There is a reason why kids are so desperate to get a driver’s license, as before they do they are effectively trapped in their house if they are unlucky enough to live away from transit (Or even if they are they are still somewhat trapped). Before then they are driven to school and to activities. That is where the stereotype of the “Soccer mom” comes from.

Local government should be run out of office for endangering the kids like that, nevermind everyone else.

There is a perception that walking is inherently dangerous and for the poor, so people would get run out of office for trying to fix things. In Canada most cities have sidewalks to most places, but not to wealthier neighbourhoods.

I mean… how do wheelchair users etc get around? Christ.

Most of the bigger busses here can ‘kneel’ to let people on if need be, and if they live far from transit then they can schedule special busses to pick them up. The trains are also very good on accessibility. All of this is in a city with fairly well funded transit, in most cities and towns they are completely dependent on others to drive them around.

https://www.calgarytransit.com/content/transit/en/home/calgary-transit-access.html

Here is something good to read from an organization that is actually trying to improve things.

https://humantransit.org/basics

So the joke is that Sylveon is an asshole?

Or an idiot.

That is the joke, Sylveon is maliciously (or maybe blissfully, based on the other comics) unaware of the problem.

What part are you confused about?