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Originally Posted by JACKinNYC
In New York, aside from lower Manhattan, anything within 1/4 mile of a subway station is close.
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Yes, well, remember that we're dealing with two completely separate mindsets vis-a-vis transit. New Yorkers' primary mode of transportation
is mass transit, which necessarily - and out of necessity (pardon the wordplay there) - expands what you'd consider close. In practically every other American city the primary mode of transportation is car, which necessarily diminishes the pull of mass transit.
I.E. in order for a commute in mass transit to be reasonable in the mind of most Americans (and hence most Austinites) it (being the boarding platform or what have you) can't be much further away from where you parked your car. In this case, its way too far away.
I'm all for it w/ regard to density and proximity to downtown as it is energy efficient compared to a similar development in the suburbs, but marketing this as a transit oriented development is disingenuous.