I once zipped at 300km/hr (186mph) in the countryside while drinking wine. When I was at my destination I stepped out and walked a really short distance to get a meal in a square. Everyone in the destination city had everything they needed at walking distance.
People in North America don't realize how freeing it is not to have to own a car to do things but without adequate transportation they only see the inconvenience of not having one.
> “People in North America don't realize how freeing it is not to have to own a car…”
I last owned a car in 2009. I lived on Long Island’s North Shore at the time. The public buses are not great (NiceBus), and the train not very convenient (OB branch). Still, there is as a train and bus service leaving town. There is also a nice in-town municipal bus that costs a dollar and goes to downtown and the grocery store. As it is, the store was only 1.5 miles from my house.
All of this is fine if you’re single. But if you have a family with all the shopping and taxing, it’s not very appealing.
I now live in Queens, NY. While the public transit is better. Unfortunately stores are more spread out and now I’m 2 miles from shopping and there is no shuttle.
All this to say—I’m living the dream without a car, and NYC, even out in the sticks, is not bad if you’re single.
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 19.0 ms ] threadPeople in North America don't realize how freeing it is not to have to own a car to do things but without adequate transportation they only see the inconvenience of not having one.
I last owned a car in 2009. I lived on Long Island’s North Shore at the time. The public buses are not great (NiceBus), and the train not very convenient (OB branch). Still, there is as a train and bus service leaving town. There is also a nice in-town municipal bus that costs a dollar and goes to downtown and the grocery store. As it is, the store was only 1.5 miles from my house.
All of this is fine if you’re single. But if you have a family with all the shopping and taxing, it’s not very appealing.
I now live in Queens, NY. While the public transit is better. Unfortunately stores are more spread out and now I’m 2 miles from shopping and there is no shuttle.
All this to say—I’m living the dream without a car, and NYC, even out in the sticks, is not bad if you’re single.
Would love to build a cool 'train arriving' system for my son to go up to the window and look at the train thats approaching