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The difference between 45 minutes (+60 mins/-5 mins) on the unreliable subway and a 15 minute walk / bike ride / UberPool / etc cannot be overstated. That's 250

The difference between 45 minutes (+60 mins/-5 mins) on the unreliable subway and a 15 minute walk / bike ride / UberPool / etc cannot be overstated. That's 250 hours per year, not to mention the stress and hassles of being reliant on the ever-spiraling subway.

nickdandakis 8y ago
Definitely. As with anything else, there are compromises to be made, and NYC has a unique set of them. If you really think this way, go ahead and live in a densely populated neighborhood with the compromises that come along with it. For what it's worth, I commute before/after on-peak hours to avoid delays. The subway is very efficient at 7am-7:30am, and is a shitshow at 9am when everyone is trying to get to their 10am start job. Then everyone complains about the delays, as if they can't make changes to their schedule when they _know_ it's a shitshow at certain times.
asdff 8y ago
You can get things done on a train that you can't if you need to focus on walking or biking. By the time I arrive at work I've gotten through my emails and read the days headlines.
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- francisofascii 8y ago
  Which wasn't possible 10-15 years ago before ubiquitous smartphones and cellular data.
  - asdff 8y ago
    Emails, sure, but plenty of people read and continue to read newspapers, or review their printed material or notes.
- ryanwaggoner 8y ago
  Depends on the train type and crowdedness. Similarly, I've taken to using UberPool during winter because, while it's a little slower, it gives me back 1-1.5 hours per day of productive time, for a marginal cost of $2-3 beyond the subway cost.
- tasuki 8y ago
  Granted, and vice versa: you can do things walking or biking that you can't do on a train. Eg get a regular amount of exercise.
  - asdff 8y ago
    Less than 200 calories burned from these activities, not a good source of regular exercise.
    - tasuki 8y ago
      Are calories burned the one and true way to measure whether exercise is "good"? Are you saying biking is not a good exercise?
newguynewguy 8y ago
What does one do in the winter?

nickdandakis 8y ago

Definitely. As with anything else, there are compromises to be made, and NYC has a unique set of them. If you really think this way, go ahead and live in a densely populated neighborhood with the compromises that come along with it. For what it's worth, I commute before/after on-peak hours to avoid delays. The subway is very efficient at 7am-7:30am, and is a shitshow at 9am when everyone is trying to get to their 10am start job. Then everyone complains about the delays, as if they can't make changes to their schedule when they _know_ it's a shitshow at certain times.

asdff 8y ago

You can get things done on a train that you can't if you need to focus on walking or biking. By the time I arrive at work I've gotten through my emails and read the days headlines.

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francisofascii 8y ago
Which wasn't possible 10-15 years ago before ubiquitous smartphones and cellular data.
- asdff 8y ago
  Emails, sure, but plenty of people read and continue to read newspapers, or review their printed material or notes.
ryanwaggoner 8y ago
Depends on the train type and crowdedness. Similarly, I've taken to using UberPool during winter because, while it's a little slower, it gives me back 1-1.5 hours per day of productive time, for a marginal cost of $2-3 beyond the subway cost.
tasuki 8y ago
Granted, and vice versa: you can do things walking or biking that you can't do on a train. Eg get a regular amount of exercise.
- asdff 8y ago
  Less than 200 calories burned from these activities, not a good source of regular exercise.
  - tasuki 8y ago
    Are calories burned the one and true way to measure whether exercise is "good"? Are you saying biking is not a good exercise?

newguynewguy 8y ago

What does one do in the winter?