Lot easier to make space for a bike or an ATV than a truck. Cost is also different.

Amtrak ticket do be costing though

subways stop more often than commuter rail, so that’s why you would not want a subway instead

A subway between Boston and RI would suck cause it would stop every five seconds. You would never get where you’re going.

If Q anon is nonsense why defend it? Why should we not decry things that are nonsense?

A train would solve a problem of utility while the bike path solves a problem of recreation.

Do cops in RI arrest anyone?

Why risk your life to enforce laws when you could just not do it and get paid the same

How does it stay that warm without heat? Do you have upstairs neighbors?

Well its not like you can take public transit home that late so that would be an issue

I’ve seen all this shit in Boston too. I know Philly is worse than here but its the sane stuff just more.

Bostonians can hardly pronounce anything with an R so dunno if we have a leg to stand on

They can buy property or eminent domain it

Highschools are worth spending on. If every project is going to go over budget, this is one its worth it for.

In Providence I can drive to somewhere, park, and walk around. In Boston, I can’t park anywhere without getting shafted, so the broken train lines are the only option to get to stuff that isn’t near home.

Be glad you have parking lots instead of parking tickets. Brookline MA has very few public parking lots, and those are metered, and the streets have 2 hour parking at all times, even overnight.

When Ive already been there half an hour I start to suspect

Moved from Boston to Prov this year. Love the ability to actually park in this state. People use cars everywhere, but here it isn’t overly burdenful to do so.

Walkable streets arent so easy to enjoy in Boston where you cant park and the T is always on fire

You make a good point. MA is too small to be ignoring so much of it.

The solution is build more housing. Increase supply to keep up with demand.

Unfortunately nobody wants to lower their property value by having new denser buildings near them, or competition for renters. No landlord wants rents to go down. So they’ll fight every development and slow it down. Every time someone complains about losing the character of their neighborhood just know they’d rather you be homeless.

Youre using this term deliberately ignoring the context of American politics

Yo I friggin love Ogies

Its easy to say “fix homelessness” but its not such a simple problem. This isn’t just a Rhode Island thing either, the west coast has way more homelessness.

Not sure individual states can fix what is essentially a product of capitalism.

Who proofreads these days

Appreciate the response!