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[–] Nepenthe@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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.

[–] KreekyBonez@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

don't hold your breath for that one

[–] bostonbananarama@lemmy.world 3 points 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.

[–] just_change_it@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

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

[–] sping@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

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.