tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post116377446046942754..comments2023-10-10T06:51:06.526-04:00Comments on Ryan's Take: I Can No Longer Justify Taking the TRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-1163846566726758442006-11-18T05:42:00.000-05:002006-11-18T05:42:00.000-05:00I prefer to drive. It's already cheaper, and now w...I prefer to drive. It's already cheaper, and now with the fare increase, it's just getting crazy. <BR/><BR/>The outer suburbs also have a really poor walking/biking infrastructure. The commuter rail is only a couple of miles from my house, but it's almost impossible to get there on foot because there's no sidewalk and you basically have to walk on the other side of the barrier with heavy traffic an inch away and scramble through waist high brush and trees and up and down ravines trying not to fall in front of a car.<BR/><BR/>So yes, we need to improve the layout and plan of both the public transportation system and suburbia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-1163823357278656772006-11-17T23:15:00.000-05:002006-11-17T23:15:00.000-05:00Urban planning and public transportation can go a ...Urban planning and public transportation can go a step further than a commute into Boston. In the UK, small towns have just about everything you need within walking distance. We have to get in the car to go to the convenience store. (somehow that's funny) The only problem is that the rail service in the country is unreliable and always late.<BR/>So what I'm saying is that we can save at both levels with better planning - locally and regionally.<BR/><BR/>By the way, it was a joy to walk all over town - and maybe back late from the pub - and be safe the whole time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-1163808993733949772006-11-17T19:16:00.000-05:002006-11-17T19:16:00.000-05:00Joe, this is one of the reasons why I like you. A ...Joe, this is one of the reasons why I like you. A lot of Republicans would be going "eww public transportation it cost taxpayers money!!!" and that's all they could see. So kudos.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15133926.post-1163785912938601692006-11-17T12:51:00.000-05:002006-11-17T12:51:00.000-05:00It is hard for Boston to have a good system since ...It is hard for Boston to have a good system since it is such an old city (and no one ever blew us up)... but, still, we can do much better. However, that won't ever happen if it doesn't have the kind of volume that can demand those changes - and if they keep raising the prices, there won't ever be that kind of ridership.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523572927796479670noreply@blogger.com