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> He points out that American and Canadian commuter rail riders drive long distances just to get to a cheaper or faster park-and-ride stations, but are reluctan
by calderwoodra 3y ago
> He points out that American and Canadian commuter rail riders drive long distances just to get to a cheaper or faster park-and-ride stations, but are reluctant to take the train if they have any transfer at the city center end.
To me, it's more about the number of transfers instead of where the transfer is. If I'm traveling from mountain view to the mission, I have 3 options: drive whole way, drive short distance to Caltrain then switch to BART in Millbrae, drive long distance to Milpitas BART.
Transferring at Millbrae seems like the worst option just because I have to pay attention at intermittent intervals which feels more stressful.
- gnicholas 3y ago> Transferring at Millbrae seems like the worst option just because I have to pay attention at intermittent intervals which feels more stressful. It's not just the shorter intervals, but the fact that there's 50% more points of possible failure with one additional transfer. For example, maybe there are no parking spots available, or the Caltrain is delayed.
- bluGill 3y agoYou shouldn't have to pay attention to transfers like that. If you miss the transfer for whatever reason just get the next one. That the above is not reasonable is something to fix. (Either that or get the Swiss to plan your transfers so you can't possibly miss them)