3 ms·
I was about to comment the exact same thing. There needs to be SRO's catered to non-poor people just needing a place to crash while exploring a city, minimalis
by bmarquez 5y ago
I was about to comment the exact same thing.
There needs to be SRO's catered to non-poor people just needing a place to crash while exploring a city, minimalists, etc.
Outside America the hostel/guesthouse scene worked well for me as a longer term traveler, I even met others doing the "digital nomad" thing and fairly well-off people so there isn't a stigma like in America. When I mention the concept of hostels (even private room ones) to less-traveled Americans, some rolled their eyes and made comments about personal safety, poverty, and "not having your own big space."
- caturopath 5y agoThis isn't the only place where this happens in urbanism, of course. One such issue is busses. People with a choice will gladly ride trains and streetcars, but busses are stigmatized. It turns out that if you design a bus line a certain way, busses are every bit as good a transportation system as light rail up to a pretty high throughput, and often cheaper (always cheaper upfront). But even places with really good Bus Rapid Transit lines, folks don't want to get on a bus to get them where they're going faster. This is HN, I suspect many of us have taken company busses. I've known tons of people making over 500k/yr who took a bus to work in the US. And that was a bus that gets stuck in traffic! People not wanting to take a bus is not fundamental to the mode, it's a perception thing. In much of the world, there's no stigma, and everyone will gladly take a bus if that's the best way to get where they're going.