I lived in Woonsocket and Burriville. I know Woonsocket has a rough reputation but the Mayor ( well I guess she was just recently removed but is running unopposed so she will be sworn in again?!? RI politics are stupid…) has actually done a lot of good and is actually trying to help all the people who live there as opposed to just the rich white people.

I worked in downtown Providence, North Providence and on the East Side. The last 3 years I worked in human services trying house people all over the state. I spent SO MUCH TIME correcting government officials on laws and regulations and even their own math… 

The housing crisis is going to get worse and if you’re planning on moving to RI be ready for a LOT of unhoused individuals around.

It's not nearly as convenient from Providence as South Attleboro.

I am curious what train now makes no outbound stops from South Station until Attleboro?

Cheaper yes, but still unreasonably expensive compared to similar homes in RI.

My door to door averages between 54-62mins. This includes biking to the train station and walking from south station to my office.

I think the monthly passes are $348/month in Amtrak vs $388 for MBTA. My employer subsidizes my commuter passes to encourage use of public transit so the cost really wasn't part of the calculus for us when we chose to move down here.

No, I will not do the work for you. If you don’t want to research for yourself then that’s your prerogative. I made that post to make people aware, not hand-hold.

Sooooooo you gonna post them, or just tell me they exist?

There are such programs in place that has mental health professionals arrive on scene with law enforcement. I recommend looking into them to spread awareness!

SO got a job in boston. We don't live in Providence. But let me break down a day of travel

• Wake up at 6:30
• drive SO to train station
• Train for 2 hours
• Walk to job 20 min(?)
• Work and be trapped at work for 8 hours
• Run to train station
• Train 2 hours
• Get picked up at train station Drive 30 min home

It sucked the life out of both of us. THe parking passes were expensive. I"ve waited for 3 hours because the train home was late or got stuck or something. Small delays happen a lot.

I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. I"d say getting a home/apt neat a different train stop might make it better. Think about the car and parking and monthly train pass. SO's job got a little discount on the monthly, but it's not cheap for the run down train cars.

Also, another problem with the mental health professionals is even when they are in place they would not be on call for a Holliday weekend and would just call police and fire anyway.

Sometimes even though Emergency services are not well equipped to deal with mental illness they are the only ones who are going to show up when called.

Nope. And you get twice the house in Pawtucket

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Thank you. That sounds like an honest opinion all around

(Bored Yawn)

I did this for about two years and, as others have said, it gets old quickly. That said, I had to take the commuter rail to South Station and then get on the red line to alewife. The train between providence and south station wasn’t the worst thing in the world but it gets packed. Amtrak is a better experience but definitely more expensive. It’s doable but I would just prepare for an exhausting commute.

No. It’s not. The home inventory is garbage and the prices are unreasonable.

Where did you live?

Wow. Thank you for sharing this. We love statisticians. This seems like a pretty honest account of the experience

The other Attleboro stop is open and has ample parking.

I’ve also never had issues with getting a seat as it’s stop #2 from PVD and #1 from South Station.

How long was your door to door? What was the monthly payment for the pass?

On the flip side if you drove in you’d probably be paying double with the price of gas, parking, and general wear and tear on the vehicle.

You’re situation is nearly identical to ours. Glad to hear you’re liking it

I would purchase a house in MA over RI for starters especially if you are already working in MA.

I don’t ride the train everyday but often enough. each stop always has tons of parking now especially Attleboro,Mansfield, and Sharon.

A guy disconnected from reality with a knife wielding it around, your best bet was to call the police, he could injure himself or someone else. Mental issue or high on drugs who knows I certainly don't hence let the police deal with it.

So, I have not tried it personally but the new national 988 number rolled out this summer is supposed to route to local crisis resources for yourself or someone else. But I am not sure whether they would be willing to take this type of call or not-- and I would think that the police would get called in either way given the situation you described.

But, perhaps if you route it via 988 there would be a higher likelihood of a mental health professional responding as well?

I will add though, that I despise commuting and hated every minute of being more than a 10-15m bike ride away from work like I have now in Providence. But Providence is a superior place to live than Greater Boston.