Just wondering how people here get around day-to-day.

I personally try to use a bike as much as possible, but end up driving because of the structure of US suburbia and being the friend with a car™.

  • @sjmulderEnglish
    2•1 year ago

    Living in a small Dutch city (~90k) near a major city, where I work.

    • Walking to local square with supermarkets/hairdressers/cafe’s/etc. Just a few minutes.
    • Cycling pretty much everywhere else in the city, mostly visiting family and friends.
    • Public transport everywhere else (which makes up the bulk). Two bus stops in ~5 min walk, railway station <10 min bike ride.

    Only in the last few years have I come to appreciate how lucky I am to live in such a well designed place. What my hometown does especially well is traffic segregation - there’s a good network of carfree/lite routes throughout the city. Not just great for cycling but also running.

    It’s not perfect though. For example, public transport is focussed on going to and from nearby cities, for getting around within our own city it’s quite terrible. Until my wife got an ebike it was hard for her to get to the other side of town.