Nothing special to see from an European point of view...

Huh? Is Boston not the classic car-oriented USA city?

Yes and no. It's famously congested and challenging to drive in--one of the most expensive road infrastructure projects in the US ever (the "Big Dig") notwithstanding. But the downtown core as well as large parts of the adjacent Cambridge are actually pretty walkable and the public transit, subway in particular, is pretty decent. (Regular users rightly complain a lot about it, especially in winter, but then thats true of most cities including in Europe.)

I live about an hour outside of Boston and have to go in for a few days later this week and I'll be taking public transit.

Thank you, I was sure I heard about these massive congestion. I'm happy that the situation there is different than in the rest of US.

No, it's not. Most of the city, and close in suburbs like Cambridge and Somerville, were built before cars. This is one of the few places in the US where I'm happy living without a car.

No... I've never took my car into Boston when I've visited, I've always dumped the car at the train station.

no, too old for that (at least central boston).

When I visited I found transport to be very european compared to other US cities I have visited.