@jakintosh When I first moved to Toronto, my first...

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@jakintosh When I first moved to Toronto, my first job took 1 1/2 hr in the morning to get to and 2 1/2 hr to get home. This was using subways and buses. Bikes will NOT fix this.

The whole car evil, bike good thing is nothing but superficial gloss to why people prefer cars. No one should have to spend 4-5 hours commuting a day and many do. It needs to be affordable for businesses to stay within cities and affordable housing around places people work is needed. Want people to...

Like 8 Aug 2023 at 4:40 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.social

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Carolyn

@jakintosh ...depend on cars less, people need a reason. And the choice between a 4 hr commute vs 40-60 min? Most folk will choose the one that actually allows them to have a life if they have the option.

As for roads and cars bad, good road are extremely important, as is the ability to travel. Not all places (in Canada) will ever be easy to access.

So there are very different conversations about making cities less car dependant and saying no one has a right to drive a car.

8 Aug 2023 at 4:46 | Open on mastodon.social

Carolyn

@jakintosh And it is playing god if you spend no time thinking of the ramifications of what you are saying and say things like no one has a right to drive faster than someone can walk. Time is the most valuable thing we possess. Spending hours instead of minutes to get somewhere is huge.

8 Aug 2023 at 4:50 | Open on mastodon.social