Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
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We are currently enjoying the very walkable city of Montreal. This experience has reminded me how much I love living in a walkable city, having walked constantly while living in Boston. Certainly the Metro and the T made that more possible, and I include easy to use public transportation under the term "walkable." Paris of course would also be included here, as would NYC and DC.
I am hoping to get ideas of where else to travel to, based on this category. Let's discuss!
IP
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Greetings from Lisbon. My legs+back are aching, as Lisbon is all about walking and having amazing sights everywhere, beautiful churches, each little street littered with numerous tiny bars and restaurants and colourful houses. Walking. Up and down and up and down ...
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I am hoping to get ideas of where else to travel to, based on this category. Let's discuss!
A lot of the planet is walkable, once you leave the car-dependent USA.
If you include transit, I would say Tokyo is in that category. Take a train to an area, and walk around.
Madrid was similar. Salzburg I remember being walkable, though we stayed near the train station and near the Hohen Salzburg.
London has an extensive "underground", so you can pop up almost anywhere, and walk to almost anything. Plus their buses. We did Abbey Road to the Greenwich Observatory to the War Museum.
Seoul was pretty good.
Singapore also.
Lisbon has good buses, and a decent subway.
In none of these cities did we rent or need a car. Just walk, and/or transit. Sometimes you don't even need a car to go to the airport...the transit has a stop there (though not all of them).
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For cities with great transit systems, I would include Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong Tokyo and Singapore - not to mention New York City (which likely has the best transit system in the US for those who want to see everywhere.
Jeff
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Sounds as though you are enjoying Portugal, Said. I hope you find time to post your experience on the Living Abroad board. We are thinking of an extended trip through there next Spring.
Jeff, do you have to have a reader for your book? I looked at it on Amazon, and I really couldn't figure it out. Am not much of an electronic reader., but certainly on laptop works better for me if that's an option.
IP
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...not to mention New York City (which likely has the best transit system in the US for those who want to see everywhere.
LOL, that describes me! Also loved the High Line and the ferry.
We have had a good number of international suggestions. Any more US walkables besides NYC and Boston? I don't mind driving places, but if I can park and walk while visiting, I am happy.
IP
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Any more US walkables besides NYC and Boston?
Hmmm. Well, parts of Seattle are pretty walkable. Their light rail goes all the way to the airport, but you can hop off almost anywhere. The most popular stop is near Pike Street Market. We got off at a few other stops looking for specific eateries. Pike Street is very touristy, and a bit expensive, but the food is good.
I wouldn't advise Phoenix. Though there is a core area downtown with museums and restaurants. That area is very walkable. The Heard Museum is reputed to be the best Native American museum in the world (though I'm not sure how they determine that). It's probably the most unique museum you'll find. The art museum doesn't have any masters that I'm aware of, but it is nearby the Heard. Only walk it in the winter. If you're not acclimated, walking it in the summer can be deadly (heat).
I really think the most walkable cities are going to be back east. Out west, we sprawl. Long distances. Back east, they build up and compact. Better for walking.
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I was in San Francisco for 5 days back in 2023. We walked everywhere. Walked thru Chinatown
a couple of times, very congested but no real issues, just had to be patient. It is really
hilly, the walk up to the park on Lombard Street ( i think that's the name ) was more like a hike than a walk. Great view from the top. There were homeless to navigate around a few times, but had no issues at all. Really liked SF.
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It just dawned on me that Philidelphia is also a great walking city.
Jeff
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Speaking of public transit in NYC, DW and I just returned from a few days in the city and were delighted to see that the subway and buses are now "Tap and Go." No need for transit cards anymore (which will be retired completely at the end of December). Just tap with your credit/debit card (or even with your a "card" on your phone) and off you go!
We were fortunate to see American Ballet Theatre's gala in honor of Misty Copeland, who performed in three pieces, at Lincoln Center, as well as two musicals: "Buena Vista Social Club" and "Hell's Kitchen." Both shows highly recommended. (And the gala was an event of a lifetime.)
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They're retiring transit cards? Bummer. I think we still have a few bucks on ours. Not sure how much. Pretty sure we have a few pounds on our Oyster cards, too. And I know for a fact that we have about two CAD on our Compass bracelets (because we just came back from there).
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I believe there is a mechanism to send your card into the MTA and get a refund check back. You may have to wait for it to expire first.
Jeff
