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Economy-Cupcake808 t1_j4zyt57 wrote

I live in a transit desert as you described. I use my car for most things. I am happy doing so, no real frustrations. I don’t commute into NYC. Traffic is usually not terrible outside of the inbound turnpike between 8:30-920. Traffic gets hairy downtown but if I am going there I will usually bus, via, or park at the Jersey avenue light rail if it’s after 3

If I need to go into NY I will usually drive, sometimes I will park at the light rail and use the path, but that usually takes an extra 40 minutes so I only do that if I am sure that traffic/parking will be a nightmare.

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North_Emu8686 OP t1_j5001bf wrote

Was the choice to live in in your neighborhood influenced by having a car? Also, do you prefer to drive or is it the choice to drive due to lack of public transit access?

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Economy-Cupcake808 t1_j501h1w wrote

Yes. My partner and I each have a car so parking was a must. I prefer to drive, would rather not spend extra time waiting for and walking to and from the public transit options.

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