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Yeah, assume the city is 2 by 3 miles and the station is right at center, then one'd only need to walk at most ~1.7 miles to the train station. That's like half
by boto3 10y ago
Yeah, assume the city is 2 by 3 miles and the station is right at center, then one'd only need to walk at most ~1.7 miles to the train station. That's like half an hour walk before and after work. Do your cardio a favor and start walking and leave the parking space for less fortunate people who are not able to walk.
- zild3d 10y agoWinter exists in NJ
- brianwawok 10y agoWinter exists in Chicago. Never stopped me from walking a few miles. A normal healthy person should be able to walk 2-3 miles down to -10 degrees or so, which would cover 99.99% of the year. Yes babies and the old and the sick need something else, but the bulk of people commuting on these trains are 30-60 year old healthy (if not a bit overweight) individuals.
- ascagnel_ 10y agoSummit is suburbia. You don't have sidewalks across the entire city, it's very hilly in places, and the train station is not centrally located. Walking and biking year round is out of the question, and that's not even accounting for people not promptly clearing snowy sidewalks before commuting hours start (usually 6am).
- brianwawok 10y agoSad thing, to most 'muricans, even a 2 block walk is too far. I would gladly walk 2 miles to/from work before I consider something else. In the 2-20 mile range I would glady bike yearround, as long as they keep the snow under control on the bike paths (which for example Chicago does a pretty awesome job at). How do we change the culture of sit butt in car and push gas pedal? Killing the environment, and it is literally killing us with obesity and inactivity.
- jimlawruk 10y agoI agree with you. but the problem is working Americans are time starved, and in most places, it is much faster to drive. Especially for working parents who may only have two hours to see their kids before they go to bed. To change the culture, you would have to reduce working hours, reduce the huge time advantage driving currently has, and/or make driving prohibitively more expensive. I would be open to all three.
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- sctb 10y ago> Sad thing, to most 'muricans, even a 2 block walk is too far. You can please leave out this insult and still effectively communicate your point.
- ghaff 10y agoAnd people should also eat their vegetables and floss daily. Even ignoring bad weather, the city needs to plan for transportation the way people actually behave rather than how they ought to behave.
- brianwawok 10y agoExcept the city can have policies that encourage healthy habits. For example, no tax on vegetables, $1 tax on soda.
- imgabe 10y agoSure, in theory they can. In reality the same people who are too lazy to walk 1.7 miles also get to vote on whether those taxes go into effect.
- brianwawok 10y agoThis is why the benevolent dictator is the best form of government.