Baudelaire on the Flaneur (was Re: Global Warming)

Gordon Fitch gcf at panix.com
Fri Apr 6 09:37:55 PDT 2001



> > > > To me the gain in sociability from use in public transport is
> >> > clear. I ride the New York City Transit Authority daily.

Jordan Hayes:
> >> Speaking as an ex-New Yorker, the dirty little secret of NYC is that,
> >> despite what everyone tells you, the subway, except for the extreme
> >> peak rush hour, is not the best way to get around town; taxis are. And
> >> as soon as you can afford it, you take taxis more than the subway.

Gordon says:
> >The fastest way to get around is by bicycle. However, this
> >requires a strong butt (because the city government does not
> >believe in smooth pavements, for some reason) and a certain
> >taste for terror.

Yoshie Furuhashi:
> Why should we want to get around _fast_, though? Unless one is
> driving an ambulance, that is. What we need most of the times is
> _reliable_ transportation, not the fastest possible one.
> ...

If speed is of no consequence whatever, then the most efficient form of transportation is to not go at all.



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