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I lived for over a decade in downtown SF without a car. I can't imagine having owned a car, or needing one, or wanting to deal with the hassle of actually using
by standardUser 7y ago
I lived for over a decade in downtown SF without a car. I can't imagine having owned a car, or needing one, or wanting to deal with the hassle of actually using one. Things certainly got better with rideshares, but transit was abundant and taxis worked fine too (sort of).
- ghaff 7y agoI think a lot probably comes down to lifestyle preferences. I don't live in a city but, if I did, I'd almost certainly want a car because I'd be visiting people/doing things outside the city on a regular basis and it's pretty common that I go hiking or boating a few hours away for a day or a long weekend. There's no way I would want to feel restricted to a city especially somewhere that there are as many natural possibilities as the Bay Area. Maybe short-term and standard car rentals would suffice but that starts adding overhead whenever you want to go somewhere.
- standardUser 7y agoI used BART (regional transit) or just rented a car. A weekend car rental wasn't exactly cheap, but it was basically my only meaningful transit cost, so I didn't mind.