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jstrickl@cs.sfu.ca (James Strickland) writes:

> In article <1e459oINN4av@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca> buckland@ucs.ubc.ca (Tony Buckland
> [ all sorts of rational, sensible stuff]
> > and have you priced parking - what there is of it - in downtown
> > Toronto lately?  
> 
> The last time I walked down King street I noticed that parking under
> the TD centre was $4 per half hour, daily maximum $17. (That, however,
> was a couple of years ago - it's probably even more expensive now).
> 
> 
> > Someone brought up an argument I've heard many times before, that
> > transit from far out takes too long.  Then why not take the partial
> > step of driving to a park-and-ride, such as that at the Surrey
> > Skytrain station, and then riding the rest of the way?
> 
> Right on.  The first time I ever visited Vancouver, I was impressed
> to discover that the parking at the park&ride is free.  If I were faced
> with having to get downtown from Surrey every day, I would certainly
> take advantage of the Scott station park&ride, since doing so would
> result in
>   a) taking LESS time to get downtown
>   b) having a great view of the mountains, etc from the SkyTrain
>   c) spending about the same amount of money to get there
>      (when you consider the cost of gasoline plus maintenance
>       plus the added cost of insurance given that you drive
>       farther to work every day)
>   d) spending a whole lot less on parking (ie $0)
> 


Of course, though, you might find a problem when you got back to your 
car. When I lived in Surrey, there were regular reports of auto thefts 
and auto break-ins at the Scott Road parking lot. A whole bunch of cars 
with hardly anyone around, and the Skytrain for a get-away vehicle.


Robert Smits Ladysmith B.C. emd@ham.almanac.bc.ca
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