What I learned about the city in the past 24 hours
Transit isn’t perfect especially when it breaks down
By Kris Scheuer
Streetcar rolls along College St. Love them when they are working. Photo by Kris Scheuer.
Here’s what happened on my way home tonight.
First of all, you need to know I am a TTC kind of girl. In fact, I don’t drive at all.
I have lived in downtown T.O all my life and never really needed to drive to get around the city.
While I have taken driving lessons, I never did book a road test.
The main reason I would get a license, to be honest, is as a journalist it can come in handy for the job.
So back to my story about transit. After waiting 20 minutes for a College streetcar to get home this evening, I was stranded. Okay, that’s a stretch but the transit driver did kick all of her passengers off her vehicle. Continue reading
Kris Scheuer 