adHominem
Senior Member
The other biggest problem I encounter is that there isn't any flex or redundancy in the system. I have an easy commute by most standards: I live a stone's throw from one subway station, and work a stone's throw from another. So it's line 2 east to Spadina, then line 1 south to work. On a good day it's 25 minutes, tops. On a bad day it can be 45 minutes. It's tough to plan for that much variation!
A couple times a week I bring a change of clothes and just run. My co-workers think it's weird, but it's more enjoyable than the subway at rush hour and if I take the most direct route it winds up being... 25 minutes, tops. I'm a staunch advocate of transit but I can totally see how people get turned off from it, after decades of under-investment in the system.
A couple times a week I bring a change of clothes and just run. My co-workers think it's weird, but it's more enjoyable than the subway at rush hour and if I take the most direct route it winds up being... 25 minutes, tops. I'm a staunch advocate of transit but I can totally see how people get turned off from it, after decades of under-investment in the system.