tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post7930686023811964203..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: Exploring the Death Valley of Commute OptionsCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-29346829372465987172013-02-20T19:24:03.860-05:002013-02-20T19:24:03.860-05:00I've included gas, parking, a car loan and ins...<em>I've included gas, parking, a car loan and insurance for a total cost of $24.48 each way. </em><br /><br />Maintenance and the trials and tribulations of parking it in the Bronx count for something too. It doesn't make sense to own a car in Tremont. And you have to get far out into the suburbs to places where owning two cars makes sense. Unless your town builds almost free parking at the train station instead of running a shuttle bus through your neighborhood. Then a second car looks much better. Adirondacker12800https://www.blogger.com/profile/17108712932656586797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-62921993729735799152013-02-13T23:12:15.120-05:002013-02-13T23:12:15.120-05:00Okay, Jonathan, now the charts are linked to stati...Okay, Jonathan, now the charts are linked to static images hosted on Picasaweb. Let me know if you have any problem with them.Cap'n Transithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-84906272773227098782013-02-13T21:39:52.078-05:002013-02-13T21:39:52.078-05:00Jonathan, I don't know what "upgrade"...Jonathan, I don't know what "upgrade" you have in mind, but people like you with crazy bosses are a relatively small minority.<br /><br />The Google Docs features allow me to dynamically update the charts, which has been a big help. If I hadn't had it, this post would probably have been finished a day earlier.<br /><br />I'll try to accommodate your crazy boss. Just remind me if I forget. But don't give me a hard time for it.Cap'n Transithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-79464938477240910102013-02-12T12:58:58.631-05:002013-02-12T12:58:58.631-05:00It's great that "Subway" is a fast a...It's great that "Subway" is a fast and cheap transit option. But 95% of trips in the US don't have a rapid transit option, which leaves an even wider chasm between Local Bus, and Taxi for short trips. Here in Portland I can ride light rail directly to work (because I specifically choose to live next to a station), but a bike is faster for almost every trip in the city, unless I am going miles away over the West Hills (where the train is again faster). <br /><br />Express buses on the freeways would be great, if there were any HOV/Transit lanes, and BRT on some of the major routes would also help to provide a faster option between Local Bus and Car. <br /><br />This is why Car2Go has been surprisingly popular - it's a nice, private transportation option that's cheaper than a taxi, faster and nicer than the bus, and lazier than riding your bike in the rain/dark. <br /><br />Bike share would also improve options, by making it possible to make one-way bike trips. That way, if it gets dark or starts raining you can take the bus or a car-share on the way home, or vis-a-versa if the afternoon is nice and sunny after you took the bus in the morning. Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347867836045599809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-78990499696006146402013-02-12T09:44:01.760-05:002013-02-12T09:44:01.760-05:00Please upgrade from using google spreadsheet or go...Please upgrade from using google spreadsheet or google docs to host your charts so that I and other network users whose access to shared-file sites is blocked by our employers can read your work.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520811734907587902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-11612641420519006902013-02-12T08:55:59.651-05:002013-02-12T08:55:59.651-05:00when i worked in queens i used to drive to work on...when i worked in queens i used to drive to work once a month or so just to do it. that was enough not to make me want to drive to work.<br /><br />subway may be annoying, but at least you can relax and read a book or play a game. in a car you sit in traffic and can't do anything elseAlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10361839630596751189noreply@blogger.com