tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post5737386531137627221..comments2024-03-20T09:32:16.592-04:00Comments on Michael James on Money: What Drives People to Public Transportation?Michael Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-68134469923498203212009-11-16T12:06:51.495-05:002009-11-16T12:06:51.495-05:00I received a comment by email from the "The J...I received a comment by email from the "The James Gang" who found a creative way to cut down on parking fees:<br /><br />As a retiree/senior citizen, for 4 years I took advantage of seniors’ discount on tuition fees at Wilfrid Laurier University. I drove my car as public transit schedules from Cambridge to Waterloo did not suit my class times. After receiving a couple of parking tickets due to difficulty in finding convenient parking, I took a long walk in the vicinity of the campus (in the area known as the student ghetto) and discovered that a few of the private homes converted to student housing had empty parking spaces. I knocked on a few doors and found that some of the students did not own a car, yet were entitled to a parking space with their rent. Most often these were foreign students. It was then an easy matter of arranging to make use of their parking space at a cheaper cost than campus parking or public transit and enjoyed guaranteed availability. Both the student and I benefited with this arrangement. Walking distance to the campus was not a problem.Michael Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5465015914589377788.post-81800697314939882732009-11-16T07:46:15.815-05:002009-11-16T07:46:15.815-05:00Don't be dissin us Pubic Serfants, we pays for...Don't be dissin us Pubic Serfants, we pays for yo skulin!<br /><br />The bus in Ottawa CAN work well if you work and live within distance of a bus stop AND travel mostly on the transitway. If you are not as fortunate the variable to add to the equation is AGGRAVATION and TIME.<br /><br />Still drivin' my car. -c8jBig Public Servanthttp://www.canajunfinances.comnoreply@blogger.com