10-21-2017, 01:56 PM
(10-21-2017, 01:16 PM)KevinL Wrote: The drive is relatively stress-free on weekends, so I can't fault Canard too much on his choice. This shouldn't stop us from continuing to advocate for better transit options, all days of the week.
"Relatively stress free".....Relative to what? Every weekend I have tried to drive through Toronto during the cottaging portion of the year at least, has been a nightmare, involving almost an hour of delays, and that didn't even involve going downtown (which may in fact be better on weekends).
The biggest problem with transit affordability is what is perhaps competitive or cheap for one person, becomes far less so the more people you pack into your car. In fact, a car full of people is probably fairly competitive even environmentally to a bus route's average loading. It's a tough problem to solve, although I have found family passes to be effective before (as students six of us (of the correct ages would often get on TTC via a day pass for ~10-12 dollars).