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Yes ! Some cities have already started to ban cars from their centers. I have been living in the US for one year. The omnipresence of cars is really bothering

Yes ! Some cities have already started to ban cars from their centers. I have been living in the US for one year. The omnipresence of cars is really bothering me. Moving from point A to B without using a car is way more of a chore compared to Paris. I don't believe I will spend all my life here, and I hope that my next destination will be car free.

kerng 7y ago
I would really like to move to San Diego - but then I saw the enormous amount of cars parked everywhere and I was surprised how ugly it made everything look. There are these gorgeous beaches and then all these ugly cars parked in endless lines right next to it.
- thatfrenchguy 7y ago
  Santa Monica and the freeway near the beach killed it for me as well :-/
dfxm12 7y ago
Paris has an especially exceptional transit system. When you leave your current city, consider another city that once hosted the Olympics recently. They tend to be easy to get around without a car.
- on_and_off 7y ago
  >Paris has an especially exceptional transit system True but so does the other large European cities I have lived in / visited. Heck, even the smaller (compared to Paris) French city I studied in has a better public transportation system than SF. >When you leave your current city, consider another city that once hosted the Olympics recently That sounds like a good rule of thumb, thanks, I will keep it in mind :) Although I don't think there is a real cause/effect relation for Paris. The city has had a good public transport system for a very long time. It probably helps that it is a very touristic city, but even non touristic places have a good subway support (although some lines really need to be modernized). And to be clear, I don't have a pro-Paris bias. Some other cities like Berlin seem to be way more pro-active in the direction of a car free city.

kerng 7y ago

I would really like to move to San Diego - but then I saw the enormous amount of cars parked everywhere and I was surprised how ugly it made everything look. There are these gorgeous beaches and then all these ugly cars parked in endless lines right next to it.

thatfrenchguy 7y ago
Santa Monica and the freeway near the beach killed it for me as well :-/

dfxm12 7y ago

Paris has an especially exceptional transit system. When you leave your current city, consider another city that once hosted the Olympics recently. They tend to be easy to get around without a car.

on_and_off 7y ago
>Paris has an especially exceptional transit system True but so does the other large European cities I have lived in / visited. Heck, even the smaller (compared to Paris) French city I studied in has a better public transportation system than SF. >When you leave your current city, consider another city that once hosted the Olympics recently That sounds like a good rule of thumb, thanks, I will keep it in mind :) Although I don't think there is a real cause/effect relation for Paris. The city has had a good public transport system for a very long time. It probably helps that it is a very touristic city, but even non touristic places have a good subway support (although some lines really need to be modernized). And to be clear, I don't have a pro-Paris bias. Some other cities like Berlin seem to be way more pro-active in the direction of a car free city.