06-25-2024, 07:22 PM
(06-25-2024, 04:03 PM)creative Wrote: The problem with a 25 minute bus ride is the it is 40 minutes round trip longer than driving. And like I previously indicated it is all about convenience. I think that it is great that people choose to not own a car and make it work for them.
Worse when accounting for dead time after arriving and before departing, since our infrequent bus schedules almost never align with our own schedules.
(06-25-2024, 06:30 PM)plam Wrote:(06-25-2024, 04:03 PM)creative Wrote: The problem with a 25 minute bus ride is the it is 40 minutes round trip longer than driving. And like I previously indicated it is all about convenience. I think that it is great that people choose to not own a car and make it work for them.
(1) in a real city it often takes at least 20 minutes to get from place to place no matter how
(2) transit is often slower than cars; cars are just too convenient
(3) having said that, in a real city it can be hard to find parking, and the parking/walking can be a large fraction of the time "saved"
(4) bikes are often fastest
Transit is not only slower than cars, but I often find it slower than walking on trips I take. My parents live about a 1 hour walk away, and I'll almost always arrive sooner walking than if I took transit (about 45 minutes on transit, with transfers, and delaying departure depending on when I wanted to leave). Plus walking is free.
On topic here, someone within a 5 minute drive should be within about a 7 minute bike ride. Generally a wash once you consider parking time, or at least a negligible different. But this depends on safe cycling infrastructure and bike parking being present and safe.