I live in a small city outside of Boston. We all know Boston has decent (for the US) transit, but consider my town …
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we have two commuter rail stations for people commuting into Boston
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train station in the center of town also
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- bus hub
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- taxi hub
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- bike trail
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- higher density housing
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- “Main Street” with many shops and restaurants, all walkable
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- most local government functions
So I am living in a single family home in a small city, but there’s a bus on the corner that will take me to the town center (or I could walk) where there are many destinations, many connections. A significant number of people already live there where everything is. Unfortunately I still use my car too often, but yes I think my town does transit well even though it is not a major city