London became the rest of the startup capital

Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by eloisant on Thursday January 29, 2026 @07:47AM (#46809480)

It's pretty good in NYC. I heard it's nice in Boston too.

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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by clickety_clack on Thursday January 29, 2026 @08:15AM (#46809801)

If they ran the suburban rail more frequently Boston would have a phenomenal system.

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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by ghaff on Thursday January 29, 2026 @10:21AM (#46811385)

The suburban rail in Boston is very much commuter rail. I live about 50 miles west (pretty near a station though I have to drive) and I'll absolutely take it for a 9-5ish urban event. But it's completely useless for anything in the evening.

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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by kevin_thibedeau on Thursday January 29, 2026 @10:27AM (#46811460)

NJ Transit is commuter rail and they made it not suck by providing usable evening and weekend service.

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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by ghaff on Thursday January 29, 2026 @06:55PM (#46818680)

Different cities. Different transport situations. I'm not convinced I would take commuter rail in and out of where I live to Boston even if it ran more frequently. Chicken and egg and all that but it's empty in the evening as it is.

Even the reverse commute in the evening is annoying but then it's quite straightforward to go home. There are usually reasonable parking options. Personally, not sure I'd use it outside of rush-hour in and back.

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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by kevin_thibedeau on Thursday January 29, 2026 @10:21PM (#46820165)

The point is, NJT had poor limited service 25 years ago and rectified it.

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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by krige on Thursday January 29, 2026 @08:53AM (#46810202)

Compared to rest of US? Maybe. Compared to Europe? Absolutely not.

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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by drnick1 on Thursday January 29, 2026 @05:46PM (#46817919)

I don't think so, the busiest lines of the London subway ("tube") don't even have AC.

I also rode the subway in Paris some years ago and it wasn't anything to write home about.

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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by quotz on Thursday January 29, 2026 @10:49AM (#46811775)

Its good in NYC for american standards. For european standards the NYC subway is abominable. The smells, the grime, the homeless, its honestly like visiting the 6th ring of hell. Source: I am a european living in NYC.

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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by adastra22 on Thursday January 29, 2026 @11:10AM (#46812146)

It’s not much different from Paris subway. We should still strive for better - Taipei is a much better model than any European city.

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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by quotz on Friday January 30, 2026 @07:47AM (#46823831)

Paris as a city has gone very downhill the past 5-10 years. The subway there is a prime example.

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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by adastra22 on Friday January 30, 2026 @12:26PM (#46827181)

I haven’t been to Paris in more than 5 years. It was disgusting before.

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Re:London became the rest of the startup capital by Bnjoroge on Thursday January 29, 2026 @03:21PM (#46816016)

The bitter truth.

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