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bostonmacosx t1_j47ayhv wrote

Reply to comment by Bobbydadude01 in Report: Boston traffic is the fourth worst in the world by JBupp

Ok let's think about this...most people in the city take/have access public transportation and parking is a nightmare. Most of the traffic is from 128 out/into the city where public transportation is severely lacking... sorry no one is biking/walking in 15 degree weather to get into the city....

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Bobbydadude01 t1_j47bd25 wrote

Ok let's think about this....

Bike and pedestrian infrastructure is for people already inside the city. It used to be normal for people inside the city to drive everywhere but that's been changing (due to better infrastructure)

For outside the city, they need to expand commuter rails and probably create a commuter bus system for the directly surrounding areas.

There is no way to solve the passenger vehicle traffic issue in Boston without lowering the amount of cars used.

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internetTroll151 t1_j4aw1f7 wrote

It was never normal for people who live in Boston to drive everywhere. People complain about the cost of living in Boston, no less that added expense of a parking space etc that isn’t needed.

The cars are Uber and people from outside the city.

The bike lanes are competing with public transportation.

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Bobbydadude01 t1_j4aw3xi wrote

Yes, it was. Uber didn't exist 30 years ago kid.

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internetTroll151 t1_j4awn0l wrote

Duh. That’s why traffic has gotten worse.

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2018/02/08/evidence-from-boston-that-uber-is-making-traffic-worse/

City is ranked #3 for people without cars

https://www.boston.com/news/jobs/2015/05/22/whats-different-about-boston-commuters/

In fact, a higher percentage of people walk to work in Boston than any other city in the U.S. at 14.5 percent. Boston ranks the third highest for percentage of people who take public transit to work, with 33 percent, behind New York and Washington, DC.

So tell me again about all these cars being taken off the road via bike lanes? Lol

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