transit - being without a car

so, being without a car is harder than i thought. Many places have no or limited public transit. Campsites think you're crazy when you walk in, even though they're supposed to have sites just for walk-ins.

We have taken five different transits systems, here are my comments:


1. St John's - buses have the same ads as toronto, but with more military recruitment! Bus does go to the airport, runs somewhat regularly on main routes. Only issue - if you call something a transit hub, mark it as one! if these hubs only exist on the transit map, then they are very hard to find


2. Sydney Nova Scotia - very very irregular, only five buses a day to north sydney, but they do use those mini buses, which I think is brilliant!

 friendly drivers and a very good map - in pamphlet form

3.Halifax. they have ferries as part of the transit, their transit hubs look like hubs. But you can't buy beer in the corner stores

4. Quebec City - ok why can't you get a transit map anywhere in this city? also, on the map why are all the bus lines the same colour?

5. Montreal - such a good system, a real subway that goes everywhere not just to rich and middle class neighbourhoods (like toronto)

Our transit adventures and woes will continue, but we are still devotedly "car-less"! I think the sierra club ought to give us money, can someone look into this?