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albertogonzalex t1_j5utp8x wrote

Reply to comment by elizag19 in Owner of Violette Gluten Free Bakery back with new deep insights about walking v driving in Cambridge by jellybean02138

It's absolutely realistic to manage all routine needs within a 10mile radius for most people by bike. I'm just an average person and I do so! Nothing special - honestly, like the post, I didn't realize it was realistic until I started doing it because of the oppressive cult of car culture. But, it's absolutely doable for nearly everyone.

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Master_Dogs t1_j5vzbtg wrote

It's not even just about bikes. We have a damn transit system that covers all parts of the eastern part of the State. Plenty of people take the Commuter Rail or buses around. Does it require a wee bit of planning? Yeah. Fortunately most of us are capable of some basic time management. It's not like driving doesn't require factoring in travel time, traffic, etc either. Or the weather or costs or whatever excuse you come up with.

OH and if you do want to just use bikes, you can STILL bring them on most transit options when needed. Buses have bike racks on the front, all heavy rail trains allow bikes during off peak hours, many Commuter Rail trains have a bike car, and really just the Green Line is a hard "no bikes" area but that'll likely change in a few years once we get the new modern light rail cars with like 7 cars a train and completely level boarding with larger interiors.

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albertogonzalex t1_j5vzjns wrote

Hell yeah. Walking. Biking. And all forms of public transit are all on the same team. They all have the same interests in terms of infrastructure improvement. And everyone gains when any one of them is focused on. It's just cars vs everyone out here.

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