Yes! When the Expo line opened in Los Angeles I restricted my job search to companies accessible via the line.
I chose my next job because it was accessible via the Ballona Creek bike path and buses (though the 2 buses made a 20 min drive take an 1hr+).
My current job is a shorter bus trip and a shorter bike ride. I'm not willing to drive 1-2 hrs one-way to work. I want time to be a part of my community, to have hobbies, to do more than drive, eat, sleep, work and to get that time I need a short commute.
If a long commute limits my existence to drive, eat, half hour couch potato, and sleep than the job is not worth it.
Then there'd presumably be a bus replacement service for the few days until they got it running again? I don't remember any of Dublin's mass transit systems going down for more than a couple of days.
Track maintenance, incidentally, is normally done on weekends and/or late at night to minimise disruption.
I mean, life happens. If metro goes down there are buses, ride share, e-scooters, and walking if I'm close enough.
Life happens with autos too, there are accidents, flats, running out of gas/engine won't start, road closures, one time my apt garage door was broken and I couldn't get my car out.
I am all about moving closer to jobs. In fact, I do live close. From my apt to my old office in SM it was 6.5 miles, to drive that could be an hour. Gridlock is awful within cities even in short distances.
You sound like someone whose never driven in Los Angeles during rush hour on the westside. It's not too uncommon that every single road is completely jammed.
This actually happens a lot, they usually just run a bus to substitute. But it can suck sometimes because it adds a lot to a commute. One time I biked 20 miles because the train was delayed for 90 minutes after someone parked their car on the tracks. Bicycles and public transportation are like peas and carrots =)
I chose my next job because it was accessible via the Ballona Creek bike path and buses (though the 2 buses made a 20 min drive take an 1hr+).
My current job is a shorter bus trip and a shorter bike ride. I'm not willing to drive 1-2 hrs one-way to work. I want time to be a part of my community, to have hobbies, to do more than drive, eat, sleep, work and to get that time I need a short commute.
If a long commute limits my existence to drive, eat, half hour couch potato, and sleep than the job is not worth it.