As long as it's a bike you like, your Townie is a fine commuter. Out of five bikes to choose from it's not at all unusual for me to select my Townie3. Particularly if I'm going to be towing the canoe.

I added lights, a Cateye HL-EL530 mounted on the handlbars, and a Cateye TL-LD1000 on the seatpost, a Townie rack on the rear (the rack has to come off when I'm towing the canoe because of the way the trailer connects to the seatpost), with a Cateye TL-LD500 taillight on the rack, panniers, DOT C-2 reflective tape on the frame, forks and seatstays and a GPS on the handlebars.