• Nepenthe@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Boston seemed like that too, when I was there, and I’m still wondering why anyone who lives there bothered to have a car. On the outskirts, yeah, but if you’ve got business in the heart of Boston specifically, it seems from experience you should just walk.

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      1 year ago

      if the MBTA ever gets its shit together, cars could disappear entirely in the city

      don’t hold your breath for that one

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        1 year ago

        if the MBTA ever gets its shit together…

        Might be better to plan for transporter technology than that, more plausible at least.

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      You’re talking about a space that is probably less than 15 square miles. Outside of that driving is a lot less painful.

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      The trains are so fucked that my 7 mile 30 minute bike commute is 55 minutes by train. It’s a straight line with one change.

      Driving would be 30-50 aggravating minutes and $450 for a parking space.

      Boston is a regional city that bizarrely believes itself to be a major international metropolis. The levels of journey times and cost of living are up to par anyway.