Commuter Diaries
Oct. 18th, 2007 03:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thebitterguyMan, I'm so glad I don't live in downtown TO.
The company I'm (still) working at is currently located in Toronto, at the 401 and Islington. We're moving to a new location in Mississauga.
For ME, this move is made of Win. My personal commute will go from a theoretical 28 minutes (This Does Not Include Traffic) for 36 klicks to 19 minutes (TDNIC) for 22.9 klicks (all figures courtesy Google Maps: Google, because we will kill you if we feel like it).
So, for YHB, this move is good.
For, say, hypothetical Joe CSR, who lives a comfy life in downtown TO, this is NOT such a good thing.
For example, they can no longer get here by TTC, which the previously could. Now, to get here, they have several options. They can take TTC to Islington station, and then take a Mississauga Transit ride to the new location. This is about a 38 minute trip from Islington station, including an 8 minute walk to the building.
If they were to use pases for both systems, it would cost them $205.
They can, instead, use a GTA weekly pass, which will allow them to use MT, the TTC, as well as Brampton & York transit; they sell for $43 a week, so that's 172 a month. That's $2236 a year, compared to $2460 annually for the passes. That option is actually less than I pay for insurance (well, my wife & I together)
Another option is to take the GO train from Union Station to the Port Credit Go station. An monthly pass is $145; GO commuters can get a sticker on their monthly pass which will allow them to travel on Mississauga Transit vehicles to and from their stations for $22 a month, which would be $167 a month, or $2004 a year.
Now, that wouldn't be too bad if they were just travelling from Union and could walk or bike there (or could get dropped off). This does not include any transportation around Toronto at all, though.
So, yeah, not the greatest situation for commuting people.
The company I'm (still) working at is currently located in Toronto, at the 401 and Islington. We're moving to a new location in Mississauga.
For ME, this move is made of Win. My personal commute will go from a theoretical 28 minutes (This Does Not Include Traffic) for 36 klicks to 19 minutes (TDNIC) for 22.9 klicks (all figures courtesy Google Maps: Google, because we will kill you if we feel like it).
So, for YHB, this move is good.
For, say, hypothetical Joe CSR, who lives a comfy life in downtown TO, this is NOT such a good thing.
For example, they can no longer get here by TTC, which the previously could. Now, to get here, they have several options. They can take TTC to Islington station, and then take a Mississauga Transit ride to the new location. This is about a 38 minute trip from Islington station, including an 8 minute walk to the building.
If they were to use pases for both systems, it would cost them $205.
They can, instead, use a GTA weekly pass, which will allow them to use MT, the TTC, as well as Brampton & York transit; they sell for $43 a week, so that's 172 a month. That's $2236 a year, compared to $2460 annually for the passes. That option is actually less than I pay for insurance (well, my wife & I together)
Another option is to take the GO train from Union Station to the Port Credit Go station. An monthly pass is $145; GO commuters can get a sticker on their monthly pass which will allow them to travel on Mississauga Transit vehicles to and from their stations for $22 a month, which would be $167 a month, or $2004 a year.
Now, that wouldn't be too bad if they were just travelling from Union and could walk or bike there (or could get dropped off). This does not include any transportation around Toronto at all, though.
So, yeah, not the greatest situation for commuting people.
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Date: 2007-10-18 09:26 pm (UTC)Kudos to you on the impressive level of research done, however. I do note that the $145 monthly Go pass plus the $22 tag would add up to $167 a month, not $177 as stated. There, I just saved Joe or Jane anther $120 per year. :-)
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Date: 2007-10-18 09:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-10-18 09:31 pm (UTC)I remembered the GO sticker for MT being a lot less, but that was 7 years ago.