tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post3375937942870045080..comments2024-01-18T09:29:42.707-05:00Comments on Biking in Heels: Last day for reduced price HubwayCyclerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12072776738519243521noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-38652154495522091852011-10-05T09:09:42.885-04:002011-10-05T09:09:42.885-04:00I ended up not joining. Perhaps like cris if there...I ended up not joining. Perhaps like cris if there is an expansion more my way near the the green line in newton/brookline I will. But I don't really bike much in the city cuz I'm still nervous. Plus this past monday I was in downtown crossing and was thinking about trying it to get to newbury area quickly instead of walking- but I had just done serious fall kid clothing shopping and would not have been able to carry my bag in the basket ( I had enough trouble once I got off the train back at home shoving clothes in my pannier, basket and hooking on my rack). But the 3 times a year I do a boston walk about during school hours it might be a good idea to try... except I would want to ride through the common and garden but not allowed in the garden......MamaVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519007680870604271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-3473230610767081062011-10-04T18:11:22.952-04:002011-10-04T18:11:22.952-04:00I've only parked in those wasteland of lots tw...I've only parked in those wasteland of lots twice, and one of the times there was actually a bike-loan program being run by the parking company. This was a couple of years ago, and it must not have worked out for them, because I've never seen it since, but it seemed like an awesome idea if you parked there every day. (I guess if you parked there every day you could just get a folder..)cyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331461189944538729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-57072294797972792532011-10-04T18:06:12.125-04:002011-10-04T18:06:12.125-04:00I was going to say on your last post speculating a...I was going to say on your last post speculating about why there's a Hubway on Congress rather than Seaport was that I think it might be to cater to car commuters who use the discount day lots by the Courthouse and the Thomson Financial offices. The kiosk is ideally situated to serve both lots conveniently (though not quite easy for folks coming out of the Seaport silver line stop) and if I drove in from the 'burbs and walked from those lots to an office in Post Office Square, having a Hubway membership would easily save 10 minutes in each way of a 'door-to-desk' commute. But, given that I only park in those lots three or four times a year (on Fridays with weekend road trip plans); it's hardly worth the incremental $2 for an a la carte ride. Once kiosks show up in Inman and Harvard, I'll be happy to have my membership count in that 'Cambridge expansion membershp bump' ;)crishttp://cris.livejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-14579416926946716212011-10-04T17:44:27.289-04:002011-10-04T17:44:27.289-04:00Oh, and the bikes are definitely nothing special,...Oh, and the bikes are definitely nothing special, a bit shaky with a front load, and underpowered. However they're the kind of unthreatening geometry that makes one of my coworkers (who probably hasn't been on a bike in years) feel comfortable jumping on to run some drawings to the printers 10 blocks away. We got an "office membership" for just such errands.cyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331461189944538729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-33778757449541022062011-10-04T17:40:32.142-04:002011-10-04T17:40:32.142-04:00Velouria,
You can do a 24 hour "membership&q...Velouria,<br /><br />You can do a 24 hour "membership" for something more like $3 and a two or three day rental for something like $5. You can take as many 30 minute trips as you like during that period for free. There are lots of times though where the incremental cost of a single ride wouldn't justify a day's membership, but it's very convenient to have it. For example on Saturday the Scientist and I were walking in the Back Bay. We had parked the car near the Public garden, then walked south, ending up dropping into the Crate and Barrel near the Pru where we bought something bulky and tough to carry back. I grabbed a Hubway at the Pru, cruised down to Boylston and Arlington, walked a block to our car, and picked him and the bulky parcel up. No, I probably would not have paid $3 to save myself the walk, but it was awfully nice to make the trip in 2 minutes instead of 10.cyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331461189944538729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356723782465446786.post-22922022020363620492011-10-04T17:31:34.589-04:002011-10-04T17:31:34.589-04:00Hmm. I want to try the bikes just to see what they...Hmm. I want to try the bikes just to see what they are like, but I don't want to pay $60 for a test ride. Well, maybe just to support them...Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.com