I live car-less in downtown TO and make it to almost every meet. Take the TTC to Don Mills Station and take a YRT bus over (the stop is right outside Honest Lawyer). Takes almost 90 minutes to get there but always worth the trip for me. Actually a TTC bus goes up to Highway 7 but it's a 20 minute walk afterwards (which I also did during the YRT strike). I've always gotten a ride home or at least somewhere in TO where I can catch an all-night bus.
Commitment, in spades you have my friend!!
What's this I hear? Not in the city? That far out of the city? Folks.. we're talking about Highway 7 and Leslie. You can practically SPIT on Steeles from there. I know that most "downtown" folks consider anything north of the 401 to be out of the city, but really it's not.
If you drive, there's no excuse. For those that don't, just put out the word that you are interested in coming to the meet and I am sure "somebody" in the area would be glad to either a)bring you along or b) be able to grab you from the nearest bus/train station.
I move to Pickering in the next month, and do not intend to stop attending the meets. The guys from Burlington, Hamilton, Barrie etc travel much further than that.