Free parking at U of T St George?

[gilboman]

Ya, when I mentioned Go transit + TTC, I meant driving to the GO. I think our difference of opinion comes from the fact that GO transit to me is a *train*, and a bus to you. It bypasses the rush hour traffic. Thats where the time savings comes from. There is a Richmond Hill Go train line, is that too far? The DVP during the rush is the biggest nightmare.

the problem with Go Train service in R.Hill and Go train in general is that there are very few trains, only during morning rush and afternoon rush. if you need to get to school or off out of those times, you are outta luck.

the Go Train atleast in R.Hill makes sense only if you have 9-5 school schedule on every school day which rarely if ever happens.

if i dont take the Go Train, basically i needed to take Go BUS (Assuming i drove to go bus station) that go down either yonge or bayview which are always crowded to Finch and take TTC down.

it was horrible.

[jeeva86]

i always see the dam parking pricks around campus looking for potential victims

[m77m7]

Yup I hear ya. To add insult to injury, they have jacked the prices of the TTC and Go Transit over the years.

if i dont take the Go Train, basically i needed to take Go BUS (Assuming i drove to go bus station) that go down either yonge or bayview which are always crowded to Finch and take TTC down.

it was horrible.

[bananaman]

They jacked the prices immensely. Go Transit ticket from Yorkdale to Bramalea is over 5 dollars + 1 ttc token. This is one way only. Going home would cost over $15 dollars a day. That's an expensive commute if you ask me.

[ViperZ]

There *is* real (not metered) free parking close to St.George/College - very few spots, very hard to find, and they get filled very very quickly.

[cchiu]

Anybody park at the Dominion or 666 Spadina before? I'm willing to try it since I'm DT only once per week....so hopefully they won't notice

You ass... thats my spot... Shhhhhh....

They changed the policy a bit now.... you gotta leave your driver's license. But still, you should be visiting someone who lives there or you should be a resident there to begin with.

On campus there's really no free place to park. Those parking enforcement show up at exactly the 2hr mark, catching those who are just going over by 1 minute cause they can't leave their 3hr lectures to pay for parking.... argh....

I've never tried this myself, so YMMV. There's a Dominions at spadina and bloor where there is parking, or there's 666 spadina, the apartment building, but whether you get towed is your own problem. Both lots are pretty far if you gotta walk to UC or something on the east side, but its alright i guess if you go to ES or SS. Hey.... its free.... until you get towed...

[PwA]

been commuting for 3 years from mississauga via transit and subway and its not that bad.. takes about 1 hour from st. george to my house and its more affordable then gas and parking costs.

[cchiu]

been commuting for 3 years from mississauga via transit and subway and its not that bad.. takes about 1 hour from st. george to my house and its more affordable then gas and parking costs.

i live in north mississauga - mavis and 401 so for me to go from home to St G. I would have to take this route:

1. Mavis South to Sq 1
2. transfer to Burnhamthorpe East to Islington
3. Subway to St George

that'll take at least 1.5 hours+ not including wait time and walk time.

[uddinf]

i'm at QEW&Mississauga rd.

what do you think the best way to commute to sick kids hospital would be (other than car)?

[uddinf]

i'm at QEW&Mississauga rd.

what do you think the best way to commute to sick kids hospital would be (other than car)?

[cchiu]

It depends on when you're leaving.

I would definitely say by GO Train (Port Credit station?) if you're leaving in the rush hour. The Mississauga Transit / subway way will take too long. The latter will be cheaper but not worth it.

If you're leaving during non-rush hour, I would say the bus/subway route is ok as long as you don't have to wait long for the bus. Is there a bus that runs along Lakeshore or Queensway?

Car pooling is also an option. Does RFD have a forum for that?

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