Watching to see if the transit workers go on strike

[moon_custafer]

I already let my boss know yesterday that getting to work could be a problem for me, but afaik I’m the only person in the front office who doesn’t drive, and I’m not sure he fully understood. Having checked taxi, uber and lyft rates (all prohibitive, given the length of my daily commute) I sent him an email this evening saying basically “If there’s a strike I’m taking tomorrow as a vacation day and spending the weekend trying to figure out if I can carpool with anyone.”

Comments

[sabotabby]

Strike averted (for now)!

[moon_custafer]

\o/

[shadowkat]

Oh, I feel your pain. Been there. We had a transit strike in 2004 or thereabouts. It was Christmastime. I ended up being transferred to another location - that was a thirty minute walk away, in cold weather. I'd get up early and trudge there. Although the organization did allow me to get on the bus with the Manhattanites, who were located in Brooklyn - so I could join my parents who'd come up for the holidays to see a show, and stay overnight in the city. This was the subway strike. We've not had one since - it's illegal for the transit workers to strike in NYC because they are considered essential employees. Everyone who went on strike or orchestrated the strike - got fined.

It's really painful for folks who don't drive. But in NYC - it caused massive grid-lock. You couldn't get a car service to save your life.

As an aside - is Toronto a walkable city? I'm looking for spots to retire to that do not require a car or the ability to drive.

[moon_custafer]

As an aside - is Toronto a walkable city? I'm looking for spots to retire to that do not require a car or the ability to drive.

The short version is probably “no.” The longer version is that it depends on the neighbourhood, and of course the more walkable ones tend to be more expensive. I usually do ok with a combination of public transit (we have a subway, busses and streetcars), but I’m able-bodied— my spouse has a much harder time of it.

[shadowkat]

Sounds doable - or better than some. NYC is kind of an aberration, few cities in the world are as walkable as NYC. You can literally go just about anywhere without a car - but we do have similar issues. And you do have to be able-bodied to some degree here as well.