Thinking of moving to Seattle from Milwaukee, thoughts?

[Jalhop]

Originally Posted by anthonynotes

If anyone has any thoughts on Seattle vs. Boston, I'd like to hear them... thanks!

Boston's got the subway/train. A big plus in my book. Makes the city more easily explorable outside of rush hours. I'd have a hard time living there due to lack of mountains, but it doesn't sound like that's an issue for you.

[anthonynotes]

Originally Posted by Jalhop

Boston's got the subway/train. A big plus in my book. Makes the city more easily explorable outside of rush hours. I'd have a hard time living there due to lack of mountains, but it doesn't sound like that's an issue for you.

No, I wouldn't miss mountains (given I've spent nearly my whole life without seeing them/not much of an outdoorsman)... :-p

Seattle seems to have mass transit, though, as well.

[Nehlybel1984]

Hey, just thought I'd chime in and add that I'm having the same internal argument with myself. Seattle v. Boston...they both seem amazing and I'm having a hard time deciding. Best of luck to you!

[Jalhop]

Originally Posted by anthonynotes

No, I wouldn't miss mountains (given I've spent nearly my whole life without seeing them/not much of an outdoorsman)... :-p

Seattle seems to have mass transit, though, as well.

We've got one line of light-rail, yet. It'll be another 10 years at least before it's built out. The bus system is good all things considered, but standing in the cold/drizzle for transfers isn't fun.

Boston has, what, 30 colleges? That generates a lot of nightlife and other youthful activities. If you're more city than outdoors and can stand some snow & humidity I'd think Boston would be a better fit. I liked being able to take the subway/train there to the beach. In Boston one doesn't need a car, or at least may not need to drive much. In Seattle only a few die-hards regularly go without.

[Ira500]

Originally Posted by Jalhop

We've got one line of light-rail, yet. It'll be another 10 years at least before it's built out. The bus system is good all things considered, but standing in the cold/drizzle for transfers isn't fun.

Boston has, what, 30 colleges? That generates a lot of nightlife and other youthful activities. If you're more city than outdoors and can stand some snow & humidity I'd think Boston would be a better fit. I liked being able to take the subway/train there to the beach. In Boston one doesn't need a car, or at least may not need to drive much. In Seattle only a few die-hards regularly go without.

In some parts of Seattle one doesn't need a car, but it's not true of the whole town. Boston is a more densely populated place and is older, so it seems natural that they'd have a more developed and established mass transit system.

Still, plenty of people live in Seattle without cars. It's just that a lot of neighborhoods are primarily single family houses, hence less dense.
But if you're living on Capitol Hill: It's so close to downtown Seattle that some people walk down the hill to work everyday, it's a really quick bus ride, and it'll be an even faster light rail ride. There's all kinds of shopping and restaurants and night life. For many parts of Capitol Hill, everything one needs can be walked to.