I'm sure there's probably someone out there, but I'm really interested in cool border crossings and how they represent nations on each side. As much as I am no nationalist, I find those projections of strength, friendship, security, etc. all super interesting.
Oh, and fake/fantasy transit maps. Those are always fun to draw up in my spare time.
I think the most I would walk is around 40-45 minutes. So no, 1h15m would be far too long to justify walking. Maybe on the weekend if the library was super nice?
I've been living in Canada for a year now (grad school). Going to hope and work hard to see if engineering can pan out over here.