<story><title>Commuters prefer origin to destination transfers</title><url>https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/06/30/why-commuters-prefer-origin-to-destination-transfers/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Aardwolf</author><text>English is not my first language but I think I&amp;#x27;m ok at it, however I still can&amp;#x27;t figure out WHICH type of ride the article says travelers prefer.&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Commuters Prefer Origin to Destination Transfers&amp;quot; would mean they prefer home-&amp;gt;destination over destination-&amp;gt;home? Does origin mean home?&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;much more likely to make the trip if it’s near their home than near their destination&amp;quot; would mean they prefer the trip if the station is close to home, but it&amp;#x27;s ok for the other station to be far from destination?&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;reluctant to take the train if they have any transfer at the city center end&amp;quot; would mean the exact opposite, they prefer station close to the destination?&lt;p&gt;Which one is it now? home-&amp;gt;destination, station close to home, or station close to destination preferred?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>rahimnathwani</author><text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;  station close to destination preferred
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Yes, this one.&lt;p&gt;Imagine if you can drive 3 miles, park your car, and get on a train that goes all the way to your office. You&amp;#x27;d probably do it.&lt;p&gt;Now imagine instead that you live right near a station but, once you get to the other end, it&amp;#x27;s 3 miles to your office. You probably wouldn&amp;#x27;t take the train at all.&lt;p&gt;Part of the issue is that, once you get to the other end, you don&amp;#x27;t have a private vehicle, so you&amp;#x27;re subject to a bus schedule or whatever.</text></comment>
<story><title>Commuters prefer origin to destination transfers</title><url>https://pedestrianobservations.com/2023/06/30/why-commuters-prefer-origin-to-destination-transfers/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Aardwolf</author><text>English is not my first language but I think I&amp;#x27;m ok at it, however I still can&amp;#x27;t figure out WHICH type of ride the article says travelers prefer.&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;Commuters Prefer Origin to Destination Transfers&amp;quot; would mean they prefer home-&amp;gt;destination over destination-&amp;gt;home? Does origin mean home?&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;much more likely to make the trip if it’s near their home than near their destination&amp;quot; would mean they prefer the trip if the station is close to home, but it&amp;#x27;s ok for the other station to be far from destination?&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;reluctant to take the train if they have any transfer at the city center end&amp;quot; would mean the exact opposite, they prefer station close to the destination?&lt;p&gt;Which one is it now? home-&amp;gt;destination, station close to home, or station close to destination preferred?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>MattPalmer1086</author><text>English is my first language and I have exactly the same confusion as you.  It is not well expressed.</text></comment>