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[danbrotherston]

I mean, is there a transit system that is always faster than driving? No, obviously not. Are there specific trips where transit is faster than driving. Obviously yes, for the same reason, even in KW it is likely true.

Even I haven't found a transit trip on GRT that is faster than driving. Though I count convenience and practicality by more than just a ridiculously simplistic metric of time 

Uptown mall to Waterloo park petting zoo is a good bet. but yes, in Waterloo they are rare due to our a) massive investment in roads and b) limited investment in transit which doesn’t get stuck in transit. 

Obviously there can only be faster transit trips when transit isn’t stuck in traffic. Which is one reason why so much of our country doesn’t believe transit can ever be faster.

Its also worth noting that google maps lies about car travel times so it won’t actually tell you which is faster. And I do mean lies, because it only counts time driving, not parking, or walking to/from your car. Which of course it includes this time for transit.