My favourite way to stay motivated is to not ever have bus fare at home and to not have anywhere to park downtown.

All you Calgary guys who live in the burbs [TJ, Never, etc.] - mad props! I used to commute ~20 km a day every day, but then I moved closer to downtown so I didn't have to. I can walk to the Ship and Anchor and biking to work is a breeze [relatively speaking]. I will stay motivated when it's -30 C by thinking warm thoughts and daydreaming of the glass of fine wine I will have earned at the end of the day. Also, people get freaked out when they see steam coming off the top of my head when I'm stopped at lights...