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Cunninghams_right t1_j3p8bjl wrote

Reply to comment by instantcoffee69 in All routes are running! Limited service will resume on each route, beginning 7am, Jan 9. by BmoreCityDOT

Why should bikes/scooters break even? If people prefer them to transit, we should subsidize them like buses. A monthly charm pass actually costs about $300-350.

Also, I'm not saying we should replace buses with scooters/bikes, we can have both.

Also, if you don't think bikes/scooters are good transportation, would you like to wager on a race? Throw some darts at a map of Baltimore city and see who gets to each location the fastest, you on transit and me on a bike.

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instantcoffee69 t1_j3qocsn wrote

Sorry boss, that's Transit Link Card, which covers:

  • WMATA Metrorail and Metrobus
  • Montgomery County RideOn
  • DASH – Alexandria, VA
  • MTA CityLink, LocalLink, Express BusLink (up charge included), Metro SubwayLink and Light RailLink

So if you're going to take MTA bus, to MARC, to Metro I got a feeling it's going to beat your scooter.

This confirmed my suspicion, you don't take the bus. Keep to your scooters.

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Cunninghams_right t1_j3qtnxx wrote

again, it't not an either-or situation. I don't know why I have to keep explaining this. for trips within the city, scooters and bikes are better. if you're commuting to DC, then bikes and scooters make a good first/last mile mode. traditional transit and bike/scooters complement each other.

you can try to ignore that I was talking about within Baltimore and be a douche for no reason if you want, but it's hardly useful to anything but feeding your own ego. honestly, what value do you get in intentionally misinterpreting what I said? does it actually make you feel good? I do't understand. please explain it to me.

you're right, I don't take Baltimore's transit because I don't work in DC and I own a bike, which means I can get anywhere in the city easier, faster, and cheaper than taking transit. if I do need to go to DC, I either bring my bike or I rent a scooter when I get there because a bike or scooter still outperforms DC's transit for trips of less than about 8 miles (depending on the route).

so I'll ask again, if you think there is no value at all in bikes or scooters, please, lets wager and have a race WITHIN BALTIMORE CITY. we can throw darts at a map and race between, say, 4-5 locations.

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