Possible?: More millenials want liveable neighbourhoods, more transit, etc.

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Originally Posted by Kiwi Stoker
I really don't undertstand people who commute for an hour or more to get to work.

Try this for a simple situation:

My husband's job is in Provo.
My job is in Salt Lake City.

Living in either of those places means an hour long commute for one of us.

(I can't even write anything about living in Provo--I just end up shaking my head and laughing.)

I did have up to 1 hr. long commute one way either by subway (maybe faster by only 10 min. or the same) or by cycling when I lived in Toronto for 14 years. I worked for several different employers in different parts of the city. (Yea, I switched employers..)

It's simple kiwistoker:
a person doesn't always have ideal work locations for the job that they really want that fits their career /salary needs. I accept that. At least I didn't have the stress of driving for that period of time. I could zone out on the subway ride or relax (abit more) on a bike route that was 80% bike path /bike lane for a 30 km. daily round trip between home and work.

Color: If I didn't say it earlier in this post: I am also a city gal. I'm not going to kid myself....after staying with friends living in small Canadian towns, population under 10,000 or even less for a few days over the past few decades while on vacation, I know cannot live in these areas beyond several months to 1 year. Unless it did have public transit/under 1 hr. commute to a city.

I just found out that a sister is now at least having her 14 yr. old son take the transit bus himself from swimming lessons. They live in mid-town Toronto, in a semi-surban area but a 10 min. walk to closest transit bus stop.

I noticed her daughter a 10 yr. old and now into competitive gymnastics who also plays non-competitive ice hockey, complained whenever we walked beyond 15 min. when I vacationed with them this summer. How ironic, her enthusiasm for her chosen, planned sports but she is chauffered to her activities (because there's no choice for parents) yet she hates walking. To me, that is not a good state of affairs. (Her parents are aware of this since both parents are physically active themselves.)

My niece is a trim, muscular slim girl --for now.