Baudelaire on the Flaneur (was Re: Global Warming)

Jordan Hayes jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com
Fri Apr 6 09:29:58 PDT 2001



> Why should we want to get around _fast_, though?

Here are two views of my commute:

- Walk two blocks - Wait for bus - Ride bus 1 mile [$2 r/t] - Walk 3 blocks - Wait for BART [$5.40 r/t] - Ride BART through Berkeley, Downtown Oakland, under the Bay,

into San Francisco - Walk 9 blocks

Total elapsed time: 1:20

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- Drive two blocks, enter freeway - Drive 3 miles in carpool lane to Bay Bridge - Drive 5 miles on Bay Bridge [free w/ carpool] - Take the first exit, drive 6 blocks to parking lot [$7/day, split

with my carpool pal, $3.50]

Total elapsed time: 0:25

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Saving two hours per day is a no brainer. Travelling around is fun.

It's not _that_ fun.

/jordan



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