scrubbedexpat091

Maybe you had a shorter commute then the neighbors making it possible?

Most around here seem to have 2 cars, but its not really feasible for a spouse to drive 50+km's to Vancouver drop off their other half, come back, and repeat in the evening.

dbd33

Well yes, Yonge and Lawrence is out there but it's not 30 miles from Toronto. It's suburban but not suburban in the Oakville sense.

MarylandNed

Yes, we were living in Brampton at the time and I was working in Mississauga so it was about 25 mins to my work. But it was still seen as bizarre and some of the neighbours had a shorter commute. We didn't see the point of 2 cars when we could get away with one.

The other side effect was that people just assumed that no-one was home if there wasn't a car in the driveway.

MarylandNed

Brampton - not Yonge/Lawrence. I always took public transit to work when I lived at Yonge/Eglinton and Yonge/Lawrence. I know you do but I certainly don't consider Yonge/Eglinton or Yonge/Lawrence to be suburbs of Toronto. They have Toronto addresses, a mixture of business and residential, are densely populated areas with excellent public transit including subway stations.

beckiwoo

Thanks - I'll make that a daytrip

scilly

Beckiwoo .............

to do the Steveston trip, just go online to Translink Trip Planner

TransLink - Trip Planning

and follow the instructions on how to sort your trip out

For example, I just did it using Granville St @ W Georgia St and going to Steveston Village, Bayview Street, leaving at 10 am Saturday morning

Skytrain to Richmond Brighouse

transfer to 407 Brighouse

Cost on a Saturday, one zone $2.75

scilly

Lynn Valley is a beautiful trip .............. seabus over to North Vancouver, then a bus from the terminal at Lonsdale Market

and you are out in the forest in no time at all

beckiwoo

Thanks

I know Steveston is accessible by public transit. I do use trip planner as well sometimes but sometimes I get lazy lol

I have a monthly pass so if I go on a weekend it will be free

scilly

that's even better

scootb

Not all cities are like that,and if you want to get somewhere off the beaten track and away from tourists,then you need a car.
I don't like the touristy places,I prefer getting right out into the wilderness and seeing no one for a day or two,it's great,I highly encourage anyone to spend time in the middle of nowhere,wether as a day trip or a camping weekend away from campsites!

dbd33

Surely you can take the train or bus to the end of the line and walk from there. For example, I walked for a day and a half off the end of the Grand Canyon, past the Hermit's Rest, that was reasonably remote and yet it's easily possible to get to the tourist part of the canyon by transit and then walk. Starting in Toronto, one could take a bus to Algonquin or Killarney and have enough wilderness to reenact the life of Ted Kaczynski. One could even argue that if you can get somewhere by minivan/SUV it's not wilderness at all.

scootb

Have you attempted to get a train or bus from Edmonton going North west?
I sold the minivan and bought an F150,I wouldn't try and drive a minivan along some of the old haul and lease roads,never mind cut lines.

dbd33

No. However I'm not saying that one can reach every empty spot on earth in an afternoon using public transit, just that there's wilderness available without a vehicle. Does Greyhound go to Grand Prarie? If so the driver could drop you off halfway; that should be desolate enough for anyone.

Collie

There are plenty of places - not that far from major cities - which can only be reached by car. If you ever need/want to go to these areas (work? vacation?) without a car you'll have problems. For example, we live in the main town of Prince Edward County (2 hours East of Toronto - the new 'hip' destination for Toronto trendies foodies and wine lovers). Without a car it's virtually impossible to get here, unless you want to pay big bucks for taxis.

dbd33

You're assuming a desire to go to a specific place whereas the previous posts spoke of wilderness. If a person in Toronto wanted good food and wine they'd go to France; aeroplanes go there. If they wanted wilderness they'd go north to Algonquin or southeast to the Adirondacks; buses go to both.

If someone in Toronto thought PEC to be agonizingly hip presumably they'd get there by penny-farthing.