Thread: Planning multi-modal trips (Bike, Bus and Train) is complex stuff.
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Old 08-28-18 | 06:56 PM
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Planning multi-modal trips (Bike, Bus and Train) is complex stuff.
Originally Posted by bikingbill
Last Thursday I had an event to attend at the Writers Guild near the Farmers Market in LA. I work in Studio City during the week….

I wonder if there are enough multi-modal commuters to justify building an app based on the Google routing stuff?
I have described Metro Boston as:
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
Boston is probably one of the most Car-free cities in the world, and having a car is often detrimental. We live near the transportation hub of Kenmore Square...
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
I have previously described my bike-only commute:I can easily incorporate the Commuter Rail since as an off-peak commuter I can take my bike on the train. The station near my home is about 1.5 miles away, and the station near work is about 0.1 mile away; those distances would be the minimum.

A shortcut for the usual distance is to take a different line from the home station to a station about six miles from work. Very often I take the train home in the evening.
Originally Posted by acidfast7
Why, all the transit maps/routes should be publicly available.
In my informal Cyclists Guide to Metro Boston, I posted, FYA:
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
... the Transportation Authority (MBTA) allows [fully assembled] bikes on subways and commuter trains [and buses] with certain restrictions and that's a nice way to get out of town without city riding. MBTA > Riding the T > Bikes on the T
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
I often tout Boston as the epitome of LCF/LCL [Living Car Free / Car Light] in America,not to brag, but illustrate the possibilities…

Location, location, location.
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