Family Transport Kit: Strollers, Seats & Metro Reality

Field notes on Family Transport Kit — messy, usable, long enough to act on.

1. Test the commute on a real Wednesday.
2. Pin the gate, not the building blob.
3. Test once while building Friday buffers — not on a holiday schedule.
4. Keep proof (photos, chats, tickets) for anything with money attached.
5. Design for a metro door that never waits energy, not brochure energy.
6. Revisit after thirty ordinary days.

Context

Here's a longer, practical take on Family Transport Kit — written for people building a life in Chengdu, not collecting weekend trophies.

The stumble I still see weekly: treating Didi as destiny.

The useful details show up in ordinary weather: rain, overtime, and the week you don't feel like being a high-functioning expat.

Revisit the decision after thirty ordinary days, not after one viral tip.

If you remember nothing else

Defaults beat novelty. Near beats famous. Dated notes beat memory.

Talk to one person who's already living your version of this — then adjust for your streets and schedule.