Comments on: CityView: $5 a day to take the bus http://jnarvey.com/2008/01/02/cityview-5-a-day-to-take-the-bus/ Vancouver writer Jonathon Narvey blogs about current affairs, politics, media trends and life on Canada's west coast Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:28:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: stageleft http://jnarvey.com/2008/01/02/cityview-5-a-day-to-take-the-bus/#comment-367 stageleft Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:45:04 +0000 http://jnarvey.com/?p=245#comment-367 It's $2.90 each way here in Ottawa, $3 if you are paying in cash, and the idiots at city hall just voted in a 30% increase over the next three years. I'm looking into buying a scooter before spring, or even driving my motorcycle to work as soon as the weather warms up - within the next 12 months gas and parking (it's $5 a day for motorcycles at a parking loot near where I work) will be cheaper for me than taking the bus..... they've finally driven a regular transit user and advocate into driving to work instead of taking the bus. It’s $2.90 each way here in Ottawa, $3 if you are paying in cash, and the idiots at city hall just voted in a 30% increase over the next three years.

I’m looking into buying a scooter before spring, or even driving my motorcycle to work as soon as the weather warms up - within the next 12 months gas and parking (it’s $5 a day for motorcycles at a parking loot near where I work) will be cheaper for me than taking the bus….. they’ve finally driven a regular transit user and advocate into driving to work instead of taking the bus.

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