{"id":2588,"date":"2012-09-15T11:09:19","date_gmt":"2012-09-15T15:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/?p=2588"},"modified":"2012-09-15T11:09:24","modified_gmt":"2012-09-15T15:09:24","slug":"subways-in-the-north-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/2012\/09\/15\/subways-in-the-north-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Subways in the north country?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many of us put a lot of miles on our vehicles doing the work we do in rural communities. Here’s an outline of the circle I made yesterday: I started out in old DeKalb (near Gouverneur on this map), drove to Potsdam (via a convoluted back roads route because of lengthy construction delays on Route 11), then on to Route 11B and Nicholville, where I cut over to Santa Clara, Paul Smiths and over to Saranac Lake and then Lake Placid. First appointment completed, I went back to Saranac Lake, then to Tupper Lake, and followed Route 3 to Wanakena. Second appointment completed, I continued west on Route 3 to Route 58, and from Gouverneur back to DeKalb. That’s a big circle.<\/p>\n

I have a few friends who refuse to own a car, even in the north country. But their work and daily life commitments never require more than 10-15 miles travel–doable on a bicycle.<\/p>\n

I was born and raised in Manhattan–great subway and bus access. The lack of effective, affordable (and economically viable) public transportation options is one of the few negatives about living in a rural area. At a minimum, a more extensive local public bus system and–big dream here–a reclaiming of the passenger rail system that used to service the Syracuse to Plattsburgh corridor would be wonderful. Here’s a link<\/a> to an interesting organization that addresses the challenge of rural transportation.<\/p>\n

Here are a couple of photos of where I went, who I saw yesterday…<\/p>\n

In Lake Placid, I met up with Sarajane DeHoff, who is active in a variety of Adirondack cultural and community groups, and Cali Brooks, the executive director of the Adirondack Community Trust<\/a>–with whom NCPR partners on several projects.<\/p>\n

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Cali Brooks and Sarajane Dehoff–in the middle of Lake Placid. Okay, we may not have subways in the north country, but we sure have beautiful places for meeting venues.<\/p><\/div>\n

In Wanakena, I went with Kristin Rehder to see her exhibit, The Way to Wanakena<\/a>, on display at the Wanakena Ranger <\/a>School through the end of the month.<\/p>\n

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Kristin V. Rehder, in Wanakena.<\/p><\/div>\n

Back to regional transportation…<\/p>\n

Any ideas about how we can get around more efficiently…more efficiently than each of us driving everywhere in our own personal cars?<\/strong> Any stories about how you or your friends and colleagues have found ways to beat the one person\/one car equation?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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