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Yeah it does stump me. mass transit doesn’t cover this case 99% of the time. Sometimes there is a greyhound bus line or Amtrak that will get you where you need

Yeah it does stump me. mass transit doesn’t cover this case 99% of the time. Sometimes there is a greyhound bus line or Amtrak that will get you where you need to go, but even in the best case driving will usually get you there faster and cheaper.

ceejayoz 7y ago
In the US, that's true. In Switzerland, you won't find many places further than 10-15 minutes walk from a transit stop, and all the transit options are integrated so the bus is timed to connect with the train which is timed to connect with the boat which is timed to connect with the cable car, and they're all covered by your monthly/annual transit pass.
paulgb 7y ago
What does going places hundreds of miles away have to do with car-free streets in cities?
- zten 7y ago
  In-built assumption that you need to use your own car stored near where you live to start and end the journey.
mikestew 7y ago
but even in the best case driving will usually get you there faster and cheaper. Ah, I see the disconnect. Then just drive. Whether one you own, rented, Zipcar. I don't see where it is proposed that you can't drive the kids to Yosemite. You just can't drive them to downtown, where there's a ton of buses, trains, or what have you, and a car isn't needed and there's too damned many cars already. I own a car. Several, in fact. And an RV. But I don't drive any of them to downtown Seattle. I rarely drive any of them the 7 miles to work.
swebs 7y ago
If you're going from city to city, Megabus has been great for me.