http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/08/15/the-drivers-of-these-cars-represent-the-laziest-and-cheapest-of-the-lazy-cheap-commuter-set Comments On: The Drivers of These Cars Represent the Laziest and Cheapest of the Lazy, Cheap Commuter Set by Grant Brissey en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Mister G]]> Wed, 22 Aug 2012 05:40:22 -0700 The Stranger Posted by HOT PUSSY]]> Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:03:31 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Mister G]]> Sat, 18 Aug 2012 19:18:08 -0700 The Stranger
I've had the option to own one time and again over the years. I've declined for that reason and others: All that never minds the pain in the ass of finding parking, driving through the heavy traffic in this town, moving the car regularly if you do street parking, the persistent risk of costly theft and vandalism, etc.
Posted by Gomez]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2012 16:13:25 -0700 The Stranger Posted by lizlemon]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:19:12 -0700 The Stranger
AP- "An FBI affidavit in the investigation of a shooting Wednesday at the downtown Washington, D.C., offices of the Family Research Council says the accused gunman uttered a statement to the effect of, "I don't like your politics," before reaching into a backpack for a handgun and opening fire.
Homosexual activist Floyd Lee Corkins II, of Herndon, Va., 28, is charged with assault with intent to kill.

"Corkins said he was "given a license" by groups like the Southern Poverty Law Center, which labeled the Family Research Council as a hate group.

"The Southern Poverty Law Center declined an interview request from the program.

"Corkins had volunteered recently at a community center for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

"The accused gunman's parents told the FBI that their son held "strong opinions with respect to those who do not treat homosexuals in a preferential manner," the affidvit said.

"Corkins had been volunteering for roughly six months at The DC Center for the LGBT Community, according to David Mariner, executive director of the northwest Washington community center. Corkins usually staffed the center's front desk on Saturdays, and his most recent shift was about two weeks ago."

Posted by gosh, Danny hopes Corkin didn't hurt anybody's feeeeelings]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:31:28 -0700 The Stranger Posted by curtisp]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2012 22:23:50 -0700 The Stranger Posted by HOT PUSSY]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:23:29 -0700 The Stranger
The only parking at the train station nearest my house is 2h only. Good luck!
Posted by DRF]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:47:42 -0700 The Stranger
It goes with the territory. Just be glad you don't live on Capitol Hill.
Posted by keshmeshi]]> Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:52:55 -0700 The Stranger Posted by balderdash]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:52:46 -0700 The Stranger Posted by long-time reader]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 21:08:29 -0700 The Stranger
PS every time a hipster hates on Lake City, we "borrow" a locally sourced '78 datsun and leave in just outside the Greenlake Park and Ride (w no plates or VIN).
Posted by wilbur@work]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 20:59:12 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Free Lunch]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:24:21 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Teslick]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:18:40 -0700 The Stranger Posted by pragmatic]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:08:56 -0700 The Stranger
these are your lovely urban seattle neighbors, who cant get a nice direct bus to work like you can.
Posted by wedgwood]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:02:27 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Grant Brissey, Emeritus]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:46:38 -0700 The Stranger Posted by FuckYourBooHooBullshit]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:26:34 -0700 The Stranger
How do we know it's not just stuff like this, versus people coming in from like Shoreline or Mountlake Terrace or wherever?
Posted by Joe Szilagyi]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:18:43 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Sugartit]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:12:57 -0700 The Stranger "If you live in Seattle and own a car, you're doing it wrong."

Want to meet me in an hour at Snoqualimie Pass, then have dinner at Rays this evening and catch a movie downtown?

……oh that's right, you're doing it 'right
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Posted by Weekilter]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:46:48 -0700 The Stranger
Maybe some of these people have kids they need to drop off and pick-up at school, so riding the bus all the way into and out of downtown isn't workable, because they can't afford to park downtown, or it's simply more efficient not to drive all the way downtown (e.g., the kids school or day care is not convenient to a bus that goes downtown or they can't afford to be at the mercy of a late bus all the way out to the suburbs, because they'll pay a stiff penalty if they are late picking up their kids--many daycare spots charge like $10 for every minute a parent is late in picking up their kids).

From my perspective, any car that doesn't drive downtown benefits everyone. Would it be more perfect if everyone rode the bus all the way from home to downtown? Yes. But at least at this point, it's not practical.

Perhaps eventually McGinn and his buddies will succeed in making driving and parking so unpleasant in Seattle that more people will decide that on balance transit is a better option. In saying that I'm not criticizing that strategy either. It's the only way you will change people's behavior. It's also the only way you'll get enough demand for transit that people will start wanting to do a better job of funding it and making it better for more people.

But all other things being equal, for many people, at this point, the car continues to do a better job of meeting their needs in a cost effective manner than does transit.

I'd love to ride transit to Capitol Hill from Beacon Hill, especially at night. Once light rail runs there, I'm sure I'll do it more. But right now, I either have to take a two hop transit ride that goes downtown first, walk from downtown up the hill, or hope that the 60 bus happens to be running (which it won't be after 11:15 pm during the week and after 7pm or so on the weekends).

Google maps indicates that all of these transit options take around 35 minutes to get to Capitol Hill. Biking takes 23 minutes. Walking takes 66 minutes. Driving takes 10 minutes.

If the car was only half as fast to Capitol Hill as transit, I expect I'd choose transit more often (especially if it was possible to get home from Capitol Hill after midnight on transit in less than 25 minutes).

But right now, even with time spent looking for parking, driving is generally going to be the fastest and most convenient option. At night, with no parking costs, it's also the cheapest option in money and it's easily the cheapest option in time.

So I usually drive. Conversely, if I need to go downtown, I'm more likely to take the train, because it's reasonably fast, comfortable, and it feels really good not to have to look for parking down there, let alone pay for it. But there again, I can believe that the train doesn't run south until at least 2:00 am on the weekends. It's ridiculous.
Posted by j-lon]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:43:30 -0700 The Stranger Posted by gloomy gus]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:14:46 -0700 The Stranger