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[egypturnash]

Boston is so intricate and grid-defying. If I do move here, I think I need to buy a GPS unit to keep from getting lost, lost, lost. lediva says the streets were planned by just building up cow-paths, and it shows. That and the age of the buildings makes me feel a little like I'm walking around the French Quarter everywhere I go; it's just not built for cars, and I kinda like that.

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[kaputotter.livejournal.com]

It's a bit disorienting at first, but you begin to see the city in terms of the subway map, which has its pros and cons.

[lediva.livejournal.com]

GPS is your friend, at least while driving.

It's a few hundred dollars... but I've saved myself at least that much in sanity.

[xydexx.livejournal.com]

IIRC, the streets in Boston were laid out that way from avoiding swampland.

[read-alicia.livejournal.com]

Hey, you're all cloistered up in that Posties' apartment, I'm stopping by the city for by 2 PM endo appointment. If you need a guide or something after that, I could stop by.

Also, if you're curious about running into more queer/trans folks, Gendercrash is tomorrow night and I might be persuaded to act as chauffeur. Skian is the guest reader and if you haven't read his stuff, you really should ^^ You can leave early if you find yourself oversocialized with all the college kids, but its worth it to hang with the older folks.

[protocat.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'm at all used to it and I've been in the state for years. Really, if it wasn't for the subway, I'd have no sense of direction whatsoever. I certainly don't drive through it much -- and yes, a GPS is a wonderful thing. >.@

[bluerain.livejournal.com]

I always notice that about east coast cities (and what few European ones I've visited). Being from a very young part of the country myself, the contrast is always really striking.

[rubberskunk.livejournal.com]

It's also lovely walkable, with nooks and crannies and variety...

Not sterile.

[kamenkyote.livejournal.com]

Compared to just about every other city I've been in, Boston is really easy to get around in. Ok, sure, I lived most of my life there, but with the T (from whence I get my name), you can get most anywhere. If I moved back, I wouldn't bother with a car unless I lived way out. I rode my bike to and from work for 12 years. Looking back, I was crazy, and it helped, but I never had an accident.

The stories about the cow-paths are true; all the main roads converge on Boston Common which was a cow pasture. Looking at a map of downtown is like looking at shattered glass. And lots of those streets are one way. It's wonderful chaos.

Didn't know you might move there. *sigh* That'd be yet another person I knew and liked that moved somewhere I left. At least there's built in cool people there. :"D