The Boston Globe hates UConn.

[Rocktheworld]

O.K. don't go over board here. Lol. My son is in Stockholm, Sweden on a semester abroad and he's been traveling all around Europe. When I talked to him the other day about some of his visits he asked me why Boston's T is so gross and unreliable. He said most of the European cities have much better public transportation. More reliable and much cleaner subway stations too. It's one area Boston really needs to fix.

Just like you said we can’t compare Boston to NY, we can’t compare European and American train systems. We rely on cars in a totally different way.

I can deal with some less-than-sparkly train cars. I meant that it’s a good system in that you can get anywhere very easily. Compare that so San Diego where the trolley system is essentially useless to anyone besides work commuters. How was it “unreliable”?

 

[kobebeanbryant]

Boston has boring nightlife and terrible food. Two must haves to be a great city.

 

[HuskyHawk]

It's more about what's not there, if you feel me.


Then West Hartford is Hartford, Glastonbury is Hartford, farnington valley is Hartford, etc...etc...

I get it. NYC beats a lot of people down. Tough to cut it and then one runs with their tail between their legs.

Yes, those are all Hartford. Bloomfield, Wethersfield etc. They just kept it that way to avoid integrating the school system.

I just hate crowds and noise and I’d never live in a building that had an elevator. Central Park is amazing but it’s still too claustrophobic everywhere else. Give me Edinburgh instead (despite your recent experiences). Ideally a city should have almost nothing more than 3 stories.

 

[HooperScooper]

How was it “unreliable”?

Oh let me count the ways! I'm guessing you don't live here. Lol

Report: The T needs to hire thousands if it's ever going to improve — and it probably can't

The report estimates the T will need to hire 2,800 workers within the next year — more than it hired in the last four fiscal years combined.

www.boston.com

 

[August_West]

Yes, those are all Hartford. Bloomfield, Wethersfield etc. They just kept it that way to avoid integrating the school system.

I just hate crowds and noise and I’d never live in a building that had an elevator. Central Park is amazing but it’s still too claustrophobic everywhere else. Give me Edinburgh instead (despite your recent experiences). Ideally a city should have almost nothing more than 3 stories.

I love Edinburgh

 

[ConnEd]

It is funny how when you are a student Boston seems like this great place to live and on the same tier as NYC, but the older you get the lamer it seems to me. At this point I think of Boston as like a mid tier city and don't even put it in the same weight class as NYC. People forget that Oklahoma City is a bigger city than Boston

The city of OKC might be bigger than Boston proper. Boston is relatively small in area. But the metro area is more than 3x the OKC metro. The city’s compactness is a feature that I like. Distances to get around are pretty small, so, even with some miserable traffic, it doesn’t take long to get from one neighborhood to another. And you can walk most of it.

There are other things to justifiably gripe about however.