• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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      10 months ago

      You can also do this thing called walking. Although I am aware that in the United States that is considered suspicious behavior.

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          The public transit isn’t that great where I live by European standards. I use a Brompton folding bike to make up the difference. It’s great for trains

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      10 months ago

      This is my favorite argument from carfolk, because they’ll treat walking one block from a bus station as some cardinal sin but will happily walk four blocks from a parking spot.

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      Cities with transit typically have several different ways of getting around.

      For my last job, som e choices were:

      • express bus plus walk a couple blocks
      • train and walk a mile
      • train to subway and walk a couple blocks
      • drive to subway and walk a couple blocks
      • train to subway to another subway into basement of my building

      I’m not even counting scooter and bike share but I chose each of these options depending g on what was best at the time. But my most common choice was the train and walk a mile. It was a bit of a walk but I didn’t have to deal with people or waiting and it was close enough. But maybe you prefer walking less or like the scooter or bike shares: great, make the choice that’s best for you

      Edit to add: for those unfamiliar with transit - every place will be different but I paid a monthly train pass based on my distance from the city. That pass included unlimited express buses, and unlimited subway rides within the city. So much freedom and convenience! One monthly fee let me go anywhere in the city, so much cheaper and easier than dealing with a car!