Owner of Violette Gluten Free Bakery back with new deep insights about walking v driving in Cambridgeelizag19 t1_j5tltdl wrote
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In Cambridge. If you only need to ever do things in Camberville.
Master_Dogs t1_j5tpsol wrote
It's a good thing there's a whole system for getting around the metro without needing a car. A system which could be more reliable if business owners embraced bus and bike lanes rather than fight against them.
SheeEttin t1_j5vqb5w wrote
Shame it's often broken, early, late, on fire, or some combination thereof.
Master_Dogs t1_j5vwxcv wrote
Ah yes and Boston's roads are famously free of pot holes and traffic.
albertogonzalex t1_j5tqf3s wrote
In the context of this post, we're talking about the relative benefits of walking vs driving. Camberville is walkable with enough time. And bike able every time, right on time, almost always in less time than driving.
elizag19 t1_j5ur020 wrote
In the context of her original post, it’s not realistic for people who have responsibilities outside the city/area to change transportation methods immediately when they get back to the city. Mostly referring to her forth point.
albertogonzalex t1_j5utp8x wrote
It's absolutely realistic to manage all routine needs within a 10mile radius for most people by bike. I'm just an average person and I do so! Nothing special - honestly, like the post, I didn't realize it was realistic until I started doing it because of the oppressive cult of car culture. But, it's absolutely doable for nearly everyone.
Master_Dogs t1_j5vzbtg wrote
It's not even just about bikes. We have a damn transit system that covers all parts of the eastern part of the State. Plenty of people take the Commuter Rail or buses around. Does it require a wee bit of planning? Yeah. Fortunately most of us are capable of some basic time management. It's not like driving doesn't require factoring in travel time, traffic, etc either. Or the weather or costs or whatever excuse you come up with.
OH and if you do want to just use bikes, you can STILL bring them on most transit options when needed. Buses have bike racks on the front, all heavy rail trains allow bikes during off peak hours, many Commuter Rail trains have a bike car, and really just the Green Line is a hard "no bikes" area but that'll likely change in a few years once we get the new modern light rail cars with like 7 cars a train and completely level boarding with larger interiors.
albertogonzalex t1_j5vzjns wrote
Hell yeah. Walking. Biking. And all forms of public transit are all on the same team. They all have the same interests in terms of infrastructure improvement. And everyone gains when any one of them is focused on. It's just cars vs everyone out here.
Master_Dogs t1_j5vyw7l wrote
Yes, it's totally unrealistic that you consider alternatives. Obviously the Commuter Rail and the 170 bus routes that the MBTA operates throughout the State are unrealistic. It's not like tens of thousands of people within Cambridge do not own a car or do not regularly have access to a car (this site suggests 15,000 households are car free, and another 29,000 only own a single car). I'm sure ebikes and walking and transit are too difficult for people to figure out too. Cars are notably easy to get - you only need to throw $30,000 into the car, spend hours buying it, getting a license, getting registration, insurance, taxes paid, etc. A bike obviously is unrealistic since it's like $3/ride on Blue Bikes or a few hundred for a cheapo beater bike. And ebikes, oh my, so expensive when you can pick on up for like $1500. That's obviously unrealistic, I should go spend $10,000 on a used car with 100k miles instead.
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elizag19 t1_j6j1xo0 wrote
That’s a long, sarcastic answer for something about convenience and transportation/responsibilities. I hope you find peace.
Opposite_Match5303 t1_j5tpcpi wrote
Counting parking, it's faster for any trips under 30min in greater Boston. Usually 2x as fast as the T.
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