Recent comments in /f/CambridgeMA

meratherbebikin t1_j0wvxsq wrote

Based on your info, it looks like you are in District C, which is first Friday and second Monday. Those dates were 12/2 (first Friday) and 12/12 (second Monday).

Why you got towed sounds like a mystery, as it clearly was not a street sweeping day in your area. Were there maybe no parking signs posted for a different reason? Did anyone else on that side of the street get towed?

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maxwellb t1_j0w0qol wrote

There was a story a few months ago about a city that added charging cables to electrical poles as a cost effective implementation. I could see that working out well here, but at the same time it got a lot of pushback when it was reposted in my local hipster square fb group on the grounds that supporting any sort of car is unacceptable. So I doubt it would actually happen (and I'm stuck with my combustion engine for the foreseeable future).

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meratherbebikin t1_j0vz66t wrote

There are more and more public EV chargers in Cambridge, and of the two that I pass almost daily, I would guess that one is often in use, and one is almost never in use. They are in different parking lots, but arguably are almost within sight of each other. Not sure why one seems to be more popular.

I think it’s depending on neighborhood, but at least in my neighborhood, there are plenty of EVs that are owned by folks who have their own driveways. That does not stop them from street parking though.

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Reasonable-Ad8474 OP t1_j0vpqez wrote

I go to the smith center on campus and use the Harvard Wi-Fi as I have no service and use my older iPhone se I got through a program at the shelter But I lost all my information I don’t have a ID just my birth certificate fortunately. I don’t use a phone really because I’m so use to not having one. Y2y the shelter also has computers I use sometimes too the smith center is a really nice place window it’s cold outside I can be here all day

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st0j3 t1_j0v3tj4 wrote

You're asking a sub of car haters which car to get.

When I looked into EVs, I wasn't able to get on board and ended up getting another non-EV. For EV to work I feel you either need deeded parking or a convenient supercharger. I imagine public slow chargers would be annoying to consistently deal with.

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CriticalTransit t1_j0uq759 wrote

Sounds like you got some help which is great to see, but if you ever need a bike check out the Somerville Bike Kitchen or Bikes Not Bombs and they’ll hook you up as long as you’re willing to do your own work (with free parts and tools). Parking may be an issue so you can also contact BlueBikes and they can help you with a free/cheap membership (it may require a credit card).

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Helen___Keller t1_j0uhfnj wrote

From a city investment PoV, investing in other modes pays off vastly better. Most investment in roads and parking gets used largely by non residents.

If anything, the state should be the one funding EV infrastructure. As a Cambridge resident I don’t want the city budget spent supporting EVs driving in from Lexington, but we’re all MA residents so it makes sense in the state budget.

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Helen___Keller t1_j0ugotd wrote

I’ve got a plug in hybrid and a tiny driveway, so I installed a charger and im on electric most of the time, minus road-trips. But I don’t drive much because it’s a city, so walking + T gets me to a lot of the places I want to go

In my old apartment I had street parking and I almost never was on electric because there wasn’t much reliable charging. If you do street parking, getting a Tesla for the supercharger network or an ICE is probably your best bet.

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