Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh...
by ido on Sunday October 13, 2024 @08:10AM
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Both my kids were born in Berlin (now 6 & 8 years old) and we never owned a car. In some ways transit is even easier with a stroller as you can just roll into the subway/train instead of having the disassemble the stroller and put it into the trunk. Buses require a bit more effort to board with a stroller but newer busses allow the driver to lower them near the curb to make boarding with stroller easier. We’ve done that for the entire time our kids used strollers.
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Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh...
by nsokolsky on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @06:07PM
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I'd bet good money on your life being overall easier in a less dense city and two cars. But yes, you can do it and people have raised kids without cars for millenia.
Re:Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant modal sh...
by ido on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @09:27AM
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Life in a less dense city itself would be different (fewer career opportunities - despite remote work, less cultural opportunities, etc). Also kids become more independent earlier so we won't have to drive them everywhere as teens etc.