There was a very interesting article in the Business section of Toronto Star on Saturday entitled "Time is Money" and was about how so much productivity is lost due to traffic congestion.... almost 4 billion dollars annually across Canada, according to Transport Canada.That's $10,958,904 every day... $456,621 every hour... $7,610 every minute... $127 every second.
Holy Crap! Almost 11 million dollars every single day!
Anyhow, the article goes on to mention that to be a viable alternative, the TTC needs more money to expand service (re-inforced by tons of articles about overcrowding recently...), but doesn't mention biking at all, although the point that living relatively close to where you work is infinitely smarter than sitting in traffic for large chunks of your life.Living close to where you work and biking "to and fro" is smart for all kinds of reasons. It's healthy, it's cheap, it doesn't pollute, there's no chance of killing pedestrians, and best of all you're always on time for work (provided you don't ignore your alarm clock) because traffic jams don't effect cyclists... we just weave through all of the stopped cars. Weaving isn't recommended if the cars are moving. Haha.
I found a fun little cycling game on the weekend... it's on the front page of the U.S. "Bike to Work" website. It's simple, but a whole lot of fun. You get to jump desks in an office!
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