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Yea, I agree, I didn't noticed anything chaotic. Everything seemed well-planned, organized and orderly. Even the coffee shops and red light district appeared non-chaotic.
Maybe chaotic wasn't the right word, but I think it fits. Very busy and stimulating environment, but organized and functional. It's like a restaurant kitchen on a busy night. It can be chaotic, but everything is still running relatively smoothly.
I used that term to my cousin who's been to Amsterdam and he thought it described it perfectly.
Maybe chaotic wasn't the right word, but I think it fits. Very busy and stimulating environment, but organized and functional. It's like a restaurant kitchen on a busy night. It can be chaotic, but everything is still running relatively smoothly.
I used that term to my cousin who's been to Amsterdam and he thought it described it perfectly.
What's the largest city you've lived in? In terms of population.
How is boston/ cambridge, Ma for people without a car... not for tourists but If you were to actually live there with no car, is it more pedestrian friendy? On google street view Boston seems to be OK for public transport
It's not uncommon for people, especially younger people in their 20s, to not own a car in the Boston area. If most of your trips are in/out of the city center or within a few miles from your home, then it's convenient. Otherwise, you might have to deal with rather slow buses, and worse transfers. The subways are good, but they have some gaps in coveragewhere you have to take a bus to transfer to the subway, adding up time. Some places have a tram instead of a rapid transit line, the tram goes underground in the city center, but elsewhere most lines run in the middle of the road, stopping too many times and for lights.
A car also feels more useful because it's not like New York City, where much of the city has shops within a few blocks away. Most of the time things aren't too far away, but there a few spots where a place like a real supermarket could be far away. This view of Cambridge near Harvard seemed slightly British to me, but it probably wouldn't to someone from Britain.
If there area was pedestrianised, or had black pavements rather than red, then it could be a British town.
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