Originally Posted by
macteacher
Hi All,
I live in Southern Ontario...so winter lasts from Dec-March. Although snow can fall in Nov. and April. Anyhow I have a winter beater.
As appealing as 'car free' is..the fact is...its not do-able for me, living in the suburbs. The entire appeal of suburbia was that one could have the joys of living in the country with all the amenities of an urban life. Obviously the dream has not panned out. Every 'amenity' is thousands of several miles apart and moving is not an option.
As for a car co-op...yeah, its not happening.
I'm going to guess by your Mississauga signature and snow pattern by southern Ontario you mean GTA.
I lived an hour north of TO for six years and I would agree that commuting between cities in those parts would be exceedingly difficult. The GTA suburbs are monstrosities and almost all are cities unto themselves until you get north of Barrie (120km). I have never seen a side street not jammed full of parked cars except 400 series highways and cyclists are not allowed on those.
You would need to be Mad Max to last the year there on a bike. For those who commute inter-city in the GTA my hats are off to you. They are most likely by far the most dangerous streets in the country.