New £200m train station will boast 1,000 bike spaces – but no car park
New £200m train station will boast 1,000 bike spaces – but no car park
Cambridge South is focusing on providing a sustainable travel option with a focus on cycling and pedestrians
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Some local residents have not been onboard with the lack of car spaces at the new station.
If you need a car to reach the station it's questionable to claim you're local.
I'm from the united states Midwest and have Heard people claim to be local to cities while living 20miles away from city limits.
You guys are wild when it comes to distances. I was recently in LA and everyone insisted a 20 minutes car commute classified as "close". On another occasion, a lady literally told me "You said it was far away. It's only 50 miles".
20 minute car commute in LA is, what, 3 city blocks?
First of all: lol. In all seriousness, though, most 20 minutes Ubers I took were around 6-10 km, which would take me over an hour of walking.
I rode a bicycle 120 miles a few years back just because I felt like it one day. I'm probably not the best just for what's considered "reasonable"
That said, it really is the joke/meme "Americans think 100 years is a long time, Europeans think 100 miles is a long distance"
Personally, I feel like if I'm more than 3 miles away, I'm not local. I may be "from the area" but I'm not "a local"
Most people I know wouldn't consider 50 miles to be "close" though in terms of "can I pop over for a quick trip or do I need to plan my day around it"
As for car rides, like.... If I'm driving I don't mind so much because I'm occupied by trying not to die, but as a passenger anything over 5 minutes is not a "quick trip"
To be fair, a 10km distance here in Canada can mean you’re part of the suburbs of a city. I’m in the suburbs of Montréal, but if someone asks me online where I’m from, I’m not gonna say my 10 000 people little town, I’ll say Montréal.
It’s what, 7 miles? I think that’s fair enough to say local I think?
To be fair, if they don't have private parking they might suddenly find it very difficult to park at their own home. On the other hand, if they live that close to a train station...
But what about those folks who use a car to commute from their garage to their car?