Subj : Re: 3.5 weeks to being la
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Vk3jed
Date : Fri Aug 12 2022 20:21:00

-=> On 08-11-22 07:54, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Capt Kirk <=-

 pF> I went to school and spent the next 10 years in San Francisco, and I
 pF> could have done it very nicely without a car. In SF you could get
 pF> anywhere you needed to go 24/7, they have a nice prime-time
 pF> metro/trolley system, a region-wide elevated train system, and a
 pF> traditional train route that runs down the peninsula into Silicon
 pF> Valley.

SF would be an exception, also New Yourk City?  I know both of those cities
have a good train network, and SF has the trolley cars as well.

I know people living in inner parts of Melbourne who lived without cars,
because the tram network provided local transport needs for going out and
shopping.  Trains would get you to many of the major suburbs (and the tram
network a whole bunch more), with regional trains to major towns and cities
outside Melbourne.

However, live in the middle or outer suburbs of Melbourne, and a car rapidly
becomes a necessity.

Here, it's a small city of just over 100k people.  Most trips are within
bicycle range, but the terrain makes electric assistance a better option, which
will work for local trips.  Melbourne can be reached by train in just under 2
hours, most other destinations require a car, but I don't need to leave town
too frequently.

 pF> Drinking with friends usually involved picking one of the trolley lines
 pF> and visiting a couple of bars along the route. I, fortuitously, lived
 pF> at the end of one of the lines, right along the beach.

Trolley cars/trams that run along the street tend to lead to long shopping
strips, which are fairly accessible.



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