Originally Posted by
Roody
If you're just lurking here, be aware that for each of these drawbacks to carfree existence, there are literally hundreds of posts here about overcoming them and working around them.
In my situation, a solution might involve trains. We live less than a quarter mile away from a track on which runs the Downeaster Amtrak New England regional train service.
If the US had more of a European style rail system and there was a stop right by our house, that might go a long way toward promoting CF lifestyle for us.
The other end of my commute is the northern terminus of a commuter rail out of Boston. One of the obstacles to what could be nearly door-to-door train service for me? The section of rail north of the commuter rail stop, which might plausibly connect with similar service south has been converted to a rail trail for pedestrians and cyclists... who would surely oppose conversion back to rail use...