thanks for the advice and congratulations everyone.
as for the common theme of stretching a commuting run a little longer if/when time allows, that's certainly something to consider. however, riding around on city streets at rush hour isn't always the most fun way to ride, it can be extremely "trafficky". i'll still be in a very dense and urban environment when we move to the northside of the city, but maybe there will be a way to figure out a 10 mile run utilizing the bike path that runs along the northshore channel just to the west of evanston. that might work for a more stress-free route when i have a bit of extra time.
Originally Posted by
chas58
Yeah, I had a 4 mile commute, and didn't do it much because it wasn't worth the effort to get sweaty for such a short commute.
but what was your alternative for not biking those 4 miles?
i don't own a car (and have no plans to get one), so if i don't bike, then i'm on transit, and from our new neighborhood, i'd be looking at a potential 30-35 minute transit commute (a 5 - 10 minute walk to the nearest station followed by a train to train transfer). seems to me that ~20 minutes on the bike is going to win just about every time.
Originally Posted by
alan s
Move to Lake Forest.
LOL! does anyone have a spare $1,000,000 that i could use for a down payment?
i might pay it back.
but i probably won't.
who am i kidding, i probably couldn't even afford the property taxes on a house in lake forest, let alone come anywhere remotely close to affording the $10,000/month mortgage payment. besides, i'm still way too much of a city boy. i'm not quite ready to have my soul entirely crushed by a move to the burbs. leaving downtown will be challenging enough as it is.