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Originally Posted by shermanator
Having worked downtown for 7 years, I've never really understood why people insist on driving downtown to get to work. It's by far the most costly option, and on the majority of the days there is congestion on the roads in some form.
As someone who will never drive to work downtown in my lifetime, I'm curious why others do? Is it simply a choice of convenience? Is it because those who do work downtown and have customers out of the core? Is it because transit service to the far flung suburbs is spotty? Because as someone who walks to work everyday the majority of rush hour drivers seem absolutely miserable every day.
From my own experience as someone who lives in the core, but doesn't use the bike lanes, the only thing I've noticed is that the driving lanes on 12th aren't consistent from 11th St to 1st St. There are always 2 driving lanes but the lane in which cars park changes up between the left lane and the right lane. Get that straightened out and I have no complaints.
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I drive to work downtown because I have to visit clients in and around the entire city through the day as part of the job. That said, I would probably drive downtown anyways for the following the reasons:
- C-Train parking: I don't mind the C-Train, but park and ride is a nightmare. This is nothing but glorified subsidized parking for parasite communities like Airdrie, Cochrane, and Okotoks. I can't be late for a meeting because i can't find a parking spot to get on the train as early as 6:45 am.
- Bus to Train: The "loop" buses from the community take far too long, and are not frequent enough. I fully understand that the service likely matches the demand so there's nothing the city can do, but if I miss one bus, I can't wait another half an hour for the next one to get me to the station. Also, they have a tendency to just not show up sometimes. Cannot be relied upon.