Well, I did it. I left my car at home today! I hopped on a bus around the corner from our apartment, for a two minute ride where I crossed the street to catch a second bus (free transfer) to the T for a subway ride to the next stop where I caught the business council shuttle right to work! The shuttle was the longest part of the ride, clocking in at 30 minutes. I caught the first bus at 7:41 this morning. I was at work by 8:45. I grant you, it takes longer. However, had I caught the shuttle before that (catching the first bus at 7:20 or so instead), I would have had a shuttle ride right to the door of the building where I work. Today involved a ten minute walk. If I can time that alternative one correctly, then it should take about as long as it did when I drove through all the traffic in Somerville and Cambridge, but with a much reduced environmental cost.
Digging it so far. Tomorrow, I'll try and remember to bring my book.
Thanks to everyone for your advice in my previous post about winter walking.
