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Park & ride is a fine idea, but Massachusetts needs to invest in that sort of infrastructure before it will become viable for commuters. Currently there's the
by wtetzner 8y ago
Park & ride is a fine idea, but Massachusetts needs to invest in that sort of infrastructure before it will become viable for commuters.
Currently there's the commuter rail, which is hard to get to from many areas, is quite expensive, and doesn't run very frequently. It's not good enough to get people to stop driving.
- jessaustin 8y agoIf the commuter rail is not convenient they could park at the end of the T, e.g. Alewife, BC etc.
- gregmac 8y agoBut now they need to pay for the car anyway, so you're left balancing the comparatively small cost of parking + extra gas + extra mileage against inconvenience of switching transit methods + cost of transit. There's many other factors, too, which could influence things in either way: total time spent commuting, whether you hate crowded spaces and prefer to sit alone in your car, whether you can be productive (eg: phone call, working on laptop, doing email on phone etc) or want to be able to read.