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  • likebudda@reddthat.comEnglish
    16·
    1 天前

    I’ve spent time in three cities with excellent public transportation (relative to LA): New York City, Tokyo, and Osaka. I was a vacationer so maybe it’s different for residents but being able to access pretty much any part of the cities at almost any time of the day without worrying about parking or gas was like a superpower. Meanwhile when I lived in Pasadena, taking the train to Santa Monica was only slightly faster than biking there.

    • stoly@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      22 小时前

      Pasadena to Santa Monica is a really long ride though. I think what makes that line slow is the sheer number of stops it has.

        • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          1 天前

          Having moved here from NYC:

          • Walking and transit are my primary forms of transportation
          • The busses are infinitely more reliable than NY’s and far better connected to the subways
          • The street cars are lovely when it’s not rush hour, I wish we had them back in NY
          • Subway coverage is pretty expansive, especially now that we have 5 lines. Delays are not unlike anything in NYC
          • You can get from Union to the airport in 20 minutes via the UP train, far better than dealing with the clusterfuck of traffic in that area
          • Light rails connect to surrounding cities as is typical. Going from Toronto to Ottawa feels like going from NYC to Boston
          • While my partner and I do have a compact car for occasions, we hardly ever use it