New guy at Vinnie D's on Broadway

Providence to Groton commute seems crazy to me.

If New London is too dull I suggest you consider Westerly.

If people just going about their day were getting hurt and killed in random robberies at a fraction of the pace of traffic violence, there would be a crash program to hire 1000 cops.

Also, you can walk from and to a parking spot a mile away from the mall in less time than it sometimes takes to maneuver through that garage.

Also, if you live near a bus and a bus is not too claustrophobic...

Yeah, I thought about that. Guess OP can decide whats worse. Quck elevator ride or indefinite rambling through the labyrinth.

The Macy's elevator in the garage ride to the top level walk out and you're there

We tried this. It is going to take a lot more.

Start with change the streets so it is really hard to drive too fast without scraping the precious vehicle.

Finding yourself almost rear ending vehicles numerous times during daylight hours means you drive too damn fast for conditions. Overly dickish!

By the way, lights on when wipers are is a good rule.

Every time I hear talk about ROI wrt education I cringe.

Think hard about what education you would pursue if you had a guaranteed income for life so you could work at whatever you want or not at all. Would you forego education? If yes then ROI is all you need to consider when you go to college. Otherwise put that dream education first, ROI second. If RIC offers what you want, you are lucky.

You are a human being, not a corporation, a brand or a financial instrument.

It is not "siding with the criminals" to be sick and tired of racist fearmongering bullshit while monopolies, corruption, union busting, and predatory business practices cost every last one of us a lot more than $1400 all the damn time and the media could be doing stories about that.

>Neither are police matters. Larceny from a store IS a police matter.

What makes you think I needed to have this explained to me?

We are both saying the same thing. There are 2 systems of justice: Crimes that can only be committed by privileged people are politely handled in one system. Another system of violence, profiling, intimidation and so called street justice applies to other kinds of people.

Media (with your assistance here on reddit) stir up outrage over crimes committed by poor people in disproportion to the harm inflicted by privileged wrongdoers.

We only differ in that you seem to think this is fine while I do not.

Landlord steals $1400 keeping your rent deposit? - call the cops and get laughed at. Then read a fawning profile of the newest real estate tycoon in Go Local.

$1400 wage theft? Not Our Department says the cops.

$1400 in sunglasses that probably cost $2 each to manufacture? Ah, now this is why cops have guns. Film at 11:00!

Do this ONLY if enjoying ocean vistas in maximum solitude while properly bundled up against wind and maybe sleet etc. is your idea of a special day.

South Water may not be the most convenient bike route from downcity or the East Side. That protected lane ends awkwardly north and south. However it gets relocated, South Water must not revert to 2 wide highway-style traffic lanes so 40 mph traffic again separates a park from a neighborhood and degrades the vibe of the park. Speed limits, signs, lights, paint on the pavement, speed cameras - none of this works. Street design must make it physically impossible to drive like that.

Right. Karens on Nextdoor must have a veto.

>divert over one block into Lorimer

No, the whole point is that bike travelers may go safely and directly to the shops and restaurants, not be told to stay out of the way. If parking fills up on or just off Hope St, then people can park on Lorimer.

Oh please yes, bus lanes and signal priority.

We need to be able to say, Hey Drivers, in a hurry? Want to save time? Take the bus!

I use the R line a bit more than I would if I had to pay each time. I really notice the time saved when people can just get on. Most importantly, the service is almost pretty damn good.

If there is a choice between great service at affordable cost or crappy free service, most people would rather pay. (edit: getting to work consistently on time can matter even more when you do not have a lot of money)

I think an honor system for payment would lose less $ to fare evaders than it would save in collection related expenses. That crappy app is going to have be patched and updated forever. Better to pay drivers than coders. If the service is good, all but very few people who can truly afford to pay will pony up.

Would you be willing to pay for park and ride if the bus saved time by by-passing traffic or you could drive to an even faster train?

Suburban park and ride service is longer than most other trips. It is easy to collect fares without delaying the bus. If their destination is not right downtown, people will use park and ride only if the final leg is a short wait for efficient in-town service at no extra fare. Also, I think infrequency and the risk of being stuck in town after the last bus keeps people away from park and ride more than would paying a fare comparable to in-town parking.

costwise? peanuts compared to the highway system that got built no matter the cost.

It will be well spent if the improvements fully connect places people actually need to go which can only be achieved by replacing some vehicular lanes and parking spaces.

I fear what happens instead is this money gets spent on surveys, studies, proposals and planners attending meetings where everything that might actually work gets nimby-ed to death. Then, if money remains, random segments of bike lane get built where there is least resistance, and the city remains too dangerous for kids to ride bikes to school.

Way off base. Slow down, pay attention and stop whining.

If you have any friends who have houseplants, it's just a matter of time until one of them will be happy to give you cuttings that you can root and grow. Buy soil and pots at Job Lot. Avocado pits are instant houseplants. Look online for how to grow one.