@straphanger
Well... Problem with me is not inner-city travel (where I live is small enought than walking is not a big deal, and big city near me is... Well, not too big for walking on small travel, and has good bus service). The problem is going from my small town to the big town.
There is a bus line, but with usual timetable, I need to start going to the bus 30min before what I would do when I take the car, and same for waiting the bus when going home.
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It mean taking public transit takes about 1 extra hour compared to taking a car (and no, shifting the work hour won't improve it).
When I'll stop leaving with my parents, I'll probably look somewhere to live in that big city. I travel some nice looking 8 floor appartement building when going from the bus stop to work place with a fine park and water stream.
*car driving tend to stress me, hence why I avoid them*