tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854734498362657333.post922701851682849600..comments2024-03-18T14:23:35.602-05:00Comments on Observations, Reservations, Conversations: Xcelsior BusJohn Dobbinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469872007840292315noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854734498362657333.post-58746037297247560842010-07-10T20:59:25.984-05:002010-07-10T20:59:25.984-05:00I also mentioned the issue of work. You can find v...I also mentioned the issue of work. You can find various homes of affordability but many people find they can be quite far from where they work.<br /><br />For example, some people live in central areas where transit is good and their jobs are manufacturing, services or education in the suburbs where public transit is poor.<br /><br />Improving transit corridors and increasing density in housing, retail and offices along those routes will make it possible for more people to use public transit more effectively and more affordably.<br /><br />I am close to one route now but weekend work makes it hard to rely on since it doesn't run early enough or frequently enough.<br /><br />More care in planning higher densities on such routes benefits everyone, including me.John Dobbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16469872007840292315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5854734498362657333.post-54573490753968514332010-07-10T15:02:07.686-05:002010-07-10T15:02:07.686-05:00Planning cuts both ways, though. If you want trans...Planning cuts both ways, though. If you want transit to be a viable transportation option for yourself (some people don't care when they have 2 or 3 cars), then you should factor that in when looking for a home. <br /><br />Yes, it's true that people buy houses "where they can afford them", but in Winnipeg, broadly speaking, the less expensive your home is, chances are the better your transit service is. Housing affordability is not really a barrier to good transit service in Winnipeg.<br /><br />What really hurts transit is when new low-density subdivsions pop up and there is political pressure to provide service even when it makes no financial sense to do so. What ends up happening is that resources get reallocated from more central areas (that actually use transit) to suburban areas that generally don't.<br /><br />I agree that transit corridors need to be improved, though.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083294852246805175noreply@blogger.com