[FireFly]

I took a course with a gentleman considered an expert on transit, and he says that Calgary has actually been one of the cities that has best kept up with the transit needs of it's customers. With the Olympics in 1988, our transit had to be good for that time, and they have at least tried to put money into the system. Vancouver will need major overhauls by the time 2010 rolls around.

That said, one of the reasons he feels this way is because Calgary has at least partially developed transit communities... areas where a person doesn't need a car because home, grocery store, and all the things they need are within walking distance from the train. Sunnyside and Lion's Park are excellent examples of this. The idea behind transit is to get cars off the road, and areas like this help a city succeed at this aim.

My personal experience is that it takes me about 35 minutes to get from my home in Inglewood to the University or my work. Driving, I could get to my work in about 10 minutes, but getting to the University in rush hour through downtown? I'm probably looking at roughly the same time it takes me to get there through transit. Don't blame transit if you live way the hell down South and everything you need is way up in the North! That's your bad planning, (or your parents, or whoever's) not transit's!