[DarkFish]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Most everybody here drives the distances i described. Not huge loads of people, but the vast majority of people. If California was going to be given a subtitle, "Land of the Car" would be appropriate.

There is no public transportation to speak of. What little there is, is ridiuclous. Either they don't route the way you go, or their route is insanely stupid. A 15 minute drive would take you over two hours on a bus, assuming it runs in your area at all.

The logical thing to do then, would be to move closer to work, wouldn't it? The trouble with that, is pricing. Apartments and housing near where the jobs are is so high, only management could afford to live there. That forces you to reside in affordable areas, but with that comes the commute, and with the commute, comes the gas, which you must have. The entire situation is completely dependent upon affordable transportation to work.

If the cost of commute + affordable housing is equal or greater then living in the high cost areas that are closer to work, but you cant afford to begin with, your kinda hosed.

edit:
I'm paying 1300 a month for affordable housing that will allow dogs, and that is a one bedroom apartment. Closer to work, its probably 1800 dollars.

So then the problem is housing prices and/or pay, not petrol.