A comment from a reader today who, after “extensive” research on the topic, decided the best commuter town in the area was Westfield, New Jersey, has prompted Trainjotting to conduct its second-ever Best Damn Commuter Town Period Contest.
It is you, readers, who decide which town has the best mix of commutability, walkability, and other overall abilities. Who’s got a nice downtown, including a Manhattan-esque restaurant or two, reasonable taxes, decent schools and a relatively low a**holes-per-capita rate? Sidewalks? A movie theater? A town pool? A beach?
Pleasantville, NY won the first and most recent time we conducted the poll, beating out the likes of Mamaroneck, Ho-Ho-Kus and a handful of other hamlets. “P’ville is eminently walkable and human scale, being a classic pre-automobile village, as yet unsullied with sprawling development,” wrote reader Peter. “A very livable little burg.”
Your best town can be any relatively commutable burg in the tri-state area (if you really want to nominate something in Pennsylvania, you better make a very strong case). Send your pick in via the comments section or drop us an email at trainjotting@gmail.com.
Seeing as we’re caught up in a bit of Olympic hysteria, Trainjotting will be awarding the gold, silver and bronze medal to three separate towns.
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