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Avenue of the Giants Weekend Run - Sat. March 23, 2024

Saturday will be a very full day of cruising from Novato up through the Avenue of the Giants and ending at Eel River Brewing in Fortuna. Sun...

You Don't Want To Drive There

AutoGuide.com lists the "Top 10 Worst Cities for Driving" and only two are in North America. At number 4 is Mexico City, Mexico about which it states:
In the last 40 years, Mexico City’s population has quadrupled [sic]. Yet, the roads have mostly been kept the same. So how bad is it out in Mexico City? IBM reports that it managed to score 13 percent higher than the second-place-holder in terms of frustration, anger, annoyance, and overall driver misery. Ouch. At least there’s decent public transportation in the form of a subway system for the residents and tourists.
At number 9 was Toronto, Canada:
While the U.S. was spared from making the list, Canada wasn’t so lucky. At number-9 is Toronto, the largest city in the country. With over 2.6 million residents, Toronto is the fifth most populous city in North America and last year was ranked the highest in Canada for cost of living. Even more surprising is that Toronto is the fourth most congested area in North America – even ahead of New York in terms of traffic. Part of the issue is that 70-percent of its residents commute back and forth to work each day with their personal vehicle.

“Our 80-minute-average round-trip journey to work merits us a ‘D’ and even lags behind the legendary Los Angeles by 24 minutes,” said Carol Wilding, president and CEO of Toronto Board of Trade.