12-16-2020, 08:26 PM
(12-16-2020, 07:40 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: 2) People have very little idea how much they spend on their cars. Most of it is a sunk cost on insurance, depreciation, and maintenance. So I doubt many people have ever done the "how much is this trip costing me" calculation.
For many people it's true, but not all. My car has cost me about $4500/year in depreciation (yes, it's a nice car), $1000/year in insurance and maybe $600/year in maintenance and tires (haven't had to pay for a repair yet in the nine years I have had it). That's a little over $6000/year, or $500/month. For me, that has been an acceptable standby cost (not counting the gas for trips here). Others will have different math.
(12-16-2020, 07:40 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: For me, having the car share partially mitigates the problems, but obviously this only applies in a couple of areas of the city, and wouldn't on Courtland.
Communauto has 15 locations in Kitchener. Adding one at Virerra doesn't seem like a stretch, especially considering that there will be 1,500 units there, in addition to the existing buildings. But I doubt any discussions have been had about this so far.