Transportation is wonderful freedom

Posted by Steve on Jun 10th, 2009 | no comments home title

I spent many years commuting to the city (Toronto) by automobile. Mine was probably worse than most; from Alliston to the foot of Bay St. The grind of the commute was difficult for sure, but that’s not what I really recall.

Parking was provided for me in the office building. Once my car was there, it mostly stayed until I left for the day. I never wanted to get the car out to do things during the day simply because there was no where to put it when I got where I wanted to go. I walked mostly, all over the place; but that was limited to the amount of ground I could cover in a reasonable time. Except on rare energetic days, and if necessary, I never got north of Dundas , or over to Spadina

Once I bought a STRiDA everything changed. Anytime I had a desire to go anywhere downtown it was a 5 or 10 minute ride, then fold it up and go in, or out, or up or down. From a freedom of transportation standpoint, there is no better way to interact with the city.