| If the transit is faster that driving for you, then pretty sure you in the minority. You have to get all the conditions just right for this to be the case - You have to live next to the train (or next to a frequent bus which takes you to the train) - You have to have a train going to the approximate right direction - You have to work in place next to the train (or next to a frequent bus) - Your work place is OK with you coming in late every once in a while, and your home life is OK with you coming back late every once in a while. As long as you have a high-demand profession, plenty of potential workplaces and you are not on the fixed schedule, you can be picky and and choose next to transit - but many people don't. Same goes with place to live - in my region you choose 2 of (inexpensive, next to transit, good public schools). If you have no kids, trains maybe faster for you, but if you want good public school your public transit commute turns super long. |