If the transit is faster that driving for you, then pretty sure you in the minority.
You have to get all the conditions just right for this to be the case
- You have to live next to the train (or next to a frequent bus which takes you to the train)
- You have to have a train going to the approximate right direction
- You have to work in place next to the train (or next to a frequent bus)
- Your work place is OK with you coming in late every once in a while, and your home life is OK with you coming back late every once in a while.
As long as you have a high-demand profession, plenty of potential workplaces and you are not on the fixed schedule, you can be picky and and choose next to transit - but many people don't.
Same goes with place to live - in my region you choose 2 of (inexpensive, next to transit, good public schools). If you have no kids, trains maybe faster for you, but if you want good public school your public transit commute turns super long.
You have to get all the conditions just right for this to be the case
- You have to live next to the train (or next to a frequent bus which takes you to the train)
- You have to have a train going to the approximate right direction
- You have to work in place next to the train (or next to a frequent bus)
- Your work place is OK with you coming in late every once in a while, and your home life is OK with you coming back late every once in a while.
As long as you have a high-demand profession, plenty of potential workplaces and you are not on the fixed schedule, you can be picky and and choose next to transit - but many people don't.
Same goes with place to live - in my region you choose 2 of (inexpensive, next to transit, good public schools). If you have no kids, trains maybe faster for you, but if you want good public school your public transit commute turns super long.