I always felt like the kids with a parent, grandparent, etc. at home were advantaged when it came to activities. I was a long metro and then car ride away from my kids. They did try some ball sports, but I was really happy when they settled on tae kwon do and they could be in the same classes, and the classes were mostly reasonable times for parents that worked. I was a single parent for awhile, and it was really hard when kids had activities at the same time but 2 different places. My kids got cars on HS because there is no bus anywhere near our house and once you leave our neighborhood the area is not walkable.