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As someone who used nyc transit for years you could often walk faster given the number of delays and issues. Driving is definitely faster throughout the city un
by fnordpiglet 4y ago
As someone who used nyc transit for years you could often walk faster given the number of delays and issues. Driving is definitely faster throughout the city unless things are gridlocked. Parking is the problem. I moved to seattle for work but also to escape the hell of logistics in nyc. To go anywhere outside immediate walking distance was a 40+ minute affair each way, making things like dropping down to buy a pair of pants a half day affair. On the way you’ll probably get to see someone assaulted on the subway, an insane person squeezing feces down their pant legs onto the floor (true story!), or any number of other mildly traumatic experiences folks from outside nyc never fully believe or understand.
But the transit system is also the beating heart of the city. I wish every city had their transit system.
- sudosysgen 4y agoI wish every city had a better transit system, because it's clear we can do much better than NYC transit.
- woodruffw 4y agoI’m sorry that you had to see those things, but the idea that the average person will “probably” see them is a persistent myth. I’ve lived here my entire life, the entire time riding subways and buses for school and work, and I’ve never once seen an assault or someone defecate themselves. I have seen lots of homeless people, most of whom were sleeping or minding their own business, and I have seen people urinate in subway stations (but not since I moved to Brooklyn). But both are a far cry from the mental image of general mishegaas that assaults and defecation projects.