RtS: IMAX at GardenWalk, Anaheim

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by The Original OC Adventure

Like I said, it's not perfect, but if you live in Orange County, near a major intersection, and want to travel to or near another major intersection in Orange County, there's a good chance you'll be able to do it by bus for much less than the cost of driving.

My last apartment was walking/biking distance from an OCTA park and ride, with work being located next to an OCTA maintenance facility. My 30 minute driving commute would have taken 2 hours by bus each way.

Currently I live around the corner from OCTA corporate headquarters, working in the same location. Taking the bus would mean 90 minutes instead of 20 driving.

I can't sacrifice 30% of my waking life to my commute.

For shorter trips around home it might be more feasible, but those usually occur on weekends when I'd prefer not to have a bus-enforced curfew dictating my night.

I don't deny that the bus can be a good option, but there are still way too many caveats (gotta be near a main intersection, it's gotta be between certain hours, etc) to be really useful to anyone who's off a main route. I have hope that it will get better, but it's not there yet.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I can't sacrifice 30% of my waking life to my commute.

You're only awake 10 hours per day?

A 90 minute bus-ride twice per day is 3 hours. 3 hours is 30% of 10 hours.

Methinks there is a typo somewhere (I do not doubt your math skills).

[The Original OC Adventure]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

For shorter trips around home it might be more feasible, but those usually occur on weekends when I'd prefer not to have a bus-enforced curfew dictating my night.

OCTA has four lines that run 24/7. 60,57,50 and 43. Stay out all night if you want.

I know... the system is far from perfect, but things are getting better. You should have seen the system back in the early 80's. Some of the lines didn't run on weekends, or only ran every two hours until 6:00pm. I remember once being stranded on Warner Ave. on a Sunday for nearly three hours.

But consider Harbor Blvd. The 43 line runs 24/7 every 10 minutes during peak hours. If you're going from say, Newport Beach to Disneyland, there's no reason to drive.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by The Original OC Adventure

OCTA has four lines that run 24/7. 60,57,50 and 43. Stay out all night if you want.

SNIP

But consider Harbor Blvd. The 43 line runs 24/7 every 10 minutes during peak hours. If you're going from say, Newport Beach to Disneyland, there's no reason to drive.

Which of those lines will get me to the Honda Center from the Irvine Spectrum by 7pm on a week night (leaving Irvine around 6:15pm) and be able to get me home by 10:15pm or so (leaving around 9:45)? And which of those lines will be able to run the same route on a Sunday, delivering me to the Honda Center by 4:45pm and getting me home at 8:30pm (after leaving around 8pm).

Which of those lines won't take 2.5 hours to get to and from Disneyland and require me to walk or ride my bike several miles late at night (which I will not do)?