I appreciate public transit twitter, but IMO there's a massive misunderstanding about how accessible transit is to people who've grown up exclusively within car culture. Biking in a CITY? Terrifying. Fare & schedule logistics? Indecipherable. This is not easy for a lot of people.
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Sry, but navigating the "logistics" of public transit should be a prerequisite for living in a city. I'm sure you use G Maps to get around in yr car, if you click that ltl bus icon it will give you step by step inst for pub trans...B honest, there's an element of laziness here...
No. I've had so many challenges figuring out bus routes that I don't even really consider them a viable option anymore. I'm glad it's intuitive for you, and I can live with the possibility that you think I'm a moron.
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I'm a Bay Area resident now who recently came from a Midwest car culture. I can vouch for the stresses that come from adapting to public transit. Boarding 2-3 different trains with walking between when I'm already unfamiliar with the area? No chance.
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Most people I know in the city (SF) only use public transport for known regular commutes. For everything else, most use Uber/Lyft, with some using Go Bikes / scooters.
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I lived in Vienna for 18 years. The U4 runs East-Center-North, but its directions aren’t called “East” and “North”, but “Heiligenstadt” and “Hütteldorf”. Even after 18 years of riding it multiple times a week I didn’t know which is which and had to double check.
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To clarify, I don't think using public trains should be mandatory for city life, just that people who live where it's an option should incorporate it into their transportation portfolio so to speak. It's a wonderful resource that many communities aren't fortunate enough 2 hav
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Full disclosure, I have a car.
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@googlemaps has a helpful utility for that purpose (albeit not perfect), you can ask it to build bus/train routes from your location to desired destination.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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