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moominmolly) wrote2010-04-06 10:25 am
moominmolly) wrote2010-04-06 10:25 am
today in work/life balance
So I have this new job, and I love it -- but this post isn't about that. It's about my commute. I've been enjoying having this lovely weather in which to perfect my ride route. I think I've got it, now -- a fairly straight-line path that is mostly wide side streets without much traffic. I will usually choose the fast path over the calm path, but in this case I get both. Perfect.
Anyway, today I rode in despite the small but not insignificant chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon. And I was worrying about that until I realized -- oh my god, it's just NOT A PROBLEM anymore. My public transit commute to BU took slightly more than an hour. Now, it's maybe 10 or 15 minutes more than biking. Also, rather than leaving my bike out on the street all night, it stays in a nice keycard-entry secure bike room. So if I get caught in the rain and don't feel like braving it? I just take the T home, take it in in the morning, and ride home tomorrow, and it doesn't take any more than a half hour in all.
The best part, for me? Parking here is effectively impossible (expensive, awkward, and hard to get). So every day, I have a strong incentive to move my body, and no real disincentive! It is hard to overstate how good this feels.
Anyway, today I rode in despite the small but not insignificant chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon. And I was worrying about that until I realized -- oh my god, it's just NOT A PROBLEM anymore. My public transit commute to BU took slightly more than an hour. Now, it's maybe 10 or 15 minutes more than biking. Also, rather than leaving my bike out on the street all night, it stays in a nice keycard-entry secure bike room. So if I get caught in the rain and don't feel like braving it? I just take the T home, take it in in the morning, and ride home tomorrow, and it doesn't take any more than a half hour in all.
The best part, for me? Parking here is effectively impossible (expensive, awkward, and hard to get). So every day, I have a strong incentive to move my body, and no real disincentive! It is hard to overstate how good this feels.
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This was one of the best parts of when I worked in kendall square. If I really wanted to drive into work it would cost me ~$20 to park in a parking garage nearby (or if I knew in advance I could arrange with someone who was going to be out that day, ie going camping straight from work), otherwise I biked to work (or I could use the T pass that was provided to me in lieu of a parking space, but that happened about twice in the 3 years I worked there). It meant that I got out on bicycle every day and was quite nice.
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(Actually, I should try biking all the way in some day. It couldn't be a lot slower than this morning's commute by car...)