9/9 And if parks thought more about providing options for drivers, maybe they'd connect dots that transit access to parks is good and needed, and nondriver access wouldn't be an afterthought if it's thought of at all.
8/ Because some people don't want to stress about parking and would definitely use a park & ride plus bus if they knew it were an option.
7/ Building parking is expensive and induces demand. Maybe spend rebuilding cash on marketing for transit access instead?
6/ The difference in the trip from the park and rides v driving is a few minutes. It's a very quick route!
5/ Island Transit is free! So are the park and rides!
4/ (Bah, why are you calling Park & Rides "transit parks"? Don't do that!)
3/ You can hop on to the route that serves Deception Pass at least two park and rides.
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Bus route map showing it stops at Deception Pass State Park. The map doesn't say it stops at the park, but the stop is literally about 50 steps from one of the campgrounds. On the other side of the state highway, a stop is located immediately south of the park's main entrance.
2/ Island Transit serves the park.
Fun fact: We did have a bus (rt. 46) that went into Golden Gardens. It was canceled in September 2012 because of "low ridership". This is what its schedule looked like. Weekday only, wildly intermittent trip spacing, and a forced transfer in Ballard.
No wonder why ridership was "low".
After my recent extended train trips, it's comforting to know that even the Swiss can't do everything right in transit.
Back of a Volvo charter bus that is painted something between orange and red and says "BlaBlaCar"
Well said, random bus at the Geneva airport, well said
Thoroughly enjoyed doing this trip with zero cars! I had a lovely time in Switzerland and am happy to be homeward bound
SUNDAY WATER TAXI?!
No rush on my part but as a stalwart mutual I am happy to do that whenever works!
You can email hithere AT transittrekker.com if you decide you want to chat.
It is worth doing and it is worth planning for delays. I'd be happy to hop on a call to brainstorm what that means if you like. To be clear, I don't have recommendations but we could talk through your situation and needs and I can share what I think is relevant and offer ideas.
I could go on, but will leave you with the thought that many urban waterfronts with boat rental options, including sailing, are very well-served by transit and/or bicycle access. I'm in Seattle, where the Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union is but one example.
Still great for nondrivers as there are tons of hiking trails and some campgrounds in the park. www.nps.gov/dewa/planyou...
Similarly, though weighted toward car-light, the Monroe County Transit Authority runs a free shuttle to the Delaware Water Gap. Inside the park, there's a shuttle that allows kayakers etc to strap their boats on a trailer so only one car is needed for an outing. www.gomcta.com/trip.php
Something like this would have been life-changing when I lived car-free in New Orleans. Finally, gave in a bought a car 50% so I could transport my canoe & kayak (which was still a huge pain, lockers near a put-in would have gotten me on the water so much more)
Backside of kayak and canoe storage at Robinson Preserve in Bradenton, FL. Located perhaps 30 feet from the launch.
Front side of kayak and canoe storage lockers at Robinson Preserve in Bradenton, FL. Double decker, so two lockers in each position. The lockers stretch out considerably - there are at least 40 lockers in the photo, possibly as many at 80.
Waterway at Robinson Preserve, Bradenton, FL
Trail through trees at Robinson Preserve, Bradenton, FL.
Pursuant to @dariaphoebe.com's post, a brilliant solution for car-free kayak and canoe access awaits you at Bradenton, FL's Robinson Preserve. County rents these boat storage lockers. Pretty easy to access by hiking or biking from bus stop at connected Perico Reserve.
A guy towing a canoe on a dolly down the street by hand
Sickos yes dot gif
I muted that acct but will add that for every 20 people Seattle gained in population over the last decade (or so...I forget the time period), it added only 1 car. That means that newcomers are moving w/o cars &/or residents are ditching cars. I suspect both and I suspect ebikes are big part of why.
It's OK. Your answers are true for you, but they are not true for quite a few people.
Had a few hiccups on my train journeys and got a little overwhelmed but I’m gonna try to get back to regular posting.
I’m back!
Alt text: a vintage black-and-white poster promoting taking the street car to Baltimore’s parks. There’s a bunch of text about how street car fare supports the parks and therefore every trip you take on the street car is helping pay for parks.
Q: “Which will it be: affordable transit or accessible parks?”
Baltimore (100 years ago): “Both.”
So gd rude.
