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09-20-21 | 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by alias5000

Car-light lifestyle and it would break my heart if I had to change that (i.e., buy a car). For regular commuting and errands, 98% is done by bike, the remaining 2% are walking or public transit. Out of town trips were public transit first, if available, car share or rental as fallback. Since covid, public transit is out and car share has been the replacement. Still not using car rental/car share more than once a month.

In your OP you wrote "I would be doing this [bike commuting] 2-3 times a week, 3-3.5 seasons of the year. Excluding SW Ontario winter, I am hoping to be able to do as much of it on bike, as overall feasible."
Does that mean that using a bike for commuting 2-3 times a week for 3-3.5 seasons of the year, plus errands, covers 98% of your yearly commuting and errand transportation needs? How will you avoid biking in winter conditions in SW Ontario and maintain that high percentage of bike use?

Assuming that COVID precautions recede to history, just curious how much would public transportation cost you for each commute to/from home to your new job site? Does it run timely enough to fit your schedule?

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