Looking for a Culturally Diverse part of the Valley

[Pink Jazz]

Originally Posted by FirebirdCamaro1220

Less traffic....when you have to drive everywhere, when I can walk or use public transit to get most places I need to go.

There's nothing to do outside of strip malls in the burbs, and again, a car is a necessity

Note that the "diverse" city of Chandler isn't the best city for public transit; it ranks sixth in total ridership behind Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale, and Glendale (Yes, Scottsdale has higher ridership than Glendale, although I think Glendale has higher ridership per capita).

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by Pink Jazz

Note that the "diverse" city of Chandler isn't the best city for public transit; it ranks sixth in total ridership behind Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Scottsdale, and Glendale (Yes, Scottsdale has higher ridership than Glendale, although I think Glendale has higher ridership per capita).

When I moved here in 2001, only Phoenix and Tempe had 7 day bus service, and Gilbert didn't even have Saturday service on its whole 2 buslines (108&136)

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by asufan

Some of those places are half a mile away, but I don't mind driving, I'm a car person and enjoy it actually. I do walk to ginger monkey, zipps on occasion. Like I said, zero interest in riding a bus (or rail). If everyone is going to drink and we're going a few miles away, we Uber, welcome to 2018. My evening was at Hon Machi Japanese enjoying sushi and teppanyaki with the family, then a bottle of red wine by the pool shared with the wife. Terrible, I know.

I just find it interesting that the people that speak loudest about the suburbs having no nightlife compared to wherever they live, are the very people posting here on Friday and Saturday night And it's not just you.

Uber still involves someone driving a car

[asufan]

Originally Posted by FirebirdCamaro1220

Uber still involves someone driving a car

I'm not automobile averse. I've always been into cars so driving a mile or two is not something I even care a little bit about, especially in the suburbs where there's less traffic and buses

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by asufan

I'm not automobile averse. I've always been into cars so driving a mile or two is not something I even care a little bit about, especially in the suburbs where there's less traffic and buses

I think cities like New York and Chicago are engineered the best, but they have crappy weather, otherwise I'd probably live in one of those two cities if I didn't care about cold, snow or humidity. You really can live a normal life without a car in both of them

[man4857]

Originally Posted by FirebirdCamaro1220

Less traffic....when you have to drive everywhere, when I can walk or use public transit to get most places I need to go.

There's nothing to do outside of strip malls in the burbs, and again, a car is a necessity

Practically speaking, no matter where you live in the Phoenix metro (or even almost any city in the states for that matter), you'll need a car. Just the way it's zoned, the road network is designed, how sprawly everything is, if you don't need a car for day to day living, chances are you'll know someone or want to go somewhere where you cannot get to the destination unless you have a car or you have a ton of time to kill if you want to take public transit or you blow money like crazy with uber rides/rentals.

Most cities in America aren't built and designed to function like NYC or San Francisco.

So even though you might forgo using the car to go x and y place, chances are, you'll need a car to visit a, b, c, d, e, etc... place (if you favor the quick and easy route that is).

[Pink Jazz]

Originally Posted by FirebirdCamaro1220

When I moved here in 2001, only Phoenix and Tempe had 7 day bus service, and Gilbert didn't even have Saturday service on its whole 2 buslines (108&136)

I'm guessing at that time the 156 (Chandler/Williams Field) ended at Gilbert Road, is that correct? It now ends at ASU Poly and runs 7 days a week.

[FirebirdCamaro1220]

Originally Posted by Pink Jazz

I'm guessing at that time the 156 (Chandler/Williams Field) ended at Gilbert Road, is that correct? It now ends at ASU Poly and runs 7 days a week.

Yep, it only went to CGCC