Originally Posted by
buzzman
My bike is just how I get around and while I have alternatives where I live- excellent public transportation in several forms: express bus, local bus, commuter rail as well as 3 or 4 Zipcar locations in walking distance and an Enterprise car rental. I make use of all of these options when I feel like it but my preference is overwhelmingly the bike whenever possible and often for short local transport that means I bike, even in inclement weather.
Like Buzzman, I too live in Boston with the amenities described. Even on the other end of my commute, in a suburb 14 miles from downtown, I have Commuter Rail about two short blocks away, bus outside the door; and Enterprise Car Rental about two miles away will pick me up. No Zipcars though.
For errands:
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
...almost all my personal service needs like barber shop, dentist, dry-cleaner/tailor, supermarket and drugstore, and good take-out restaurants are all within walking distance, or a short hop on the bike.
Humbly, if Bike Forums ever had a Best Commute Award, I would be a frontrunner.