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I haven’t owned a car in several years. I can walk to my local grocer, pharmacy, gym, dozens of restaurants, job, extended family, and many more places in less
by scrose 6y ago
I haven’t owned a car in several years. I can walk to my local grocer, pharmacy, gym, dozens of restaurants, job, extended family, and many more places in less than an hour.
I just biked to get my Covid shot at a place 4 miles away. It took me 25 minutes to get there as I breezed passed gridlocked traffic on the way up. If I had taken a car it would have likely cost $20+ and taken over 40 minutes.
If you think ‘need to’ doesn’t needs quotation marks, try sitting through a few local community board meetings focused on re-allocating free parking for anything more useful :)
- mustyoshi 6y agoDo you live alone? I can't imagine doing weekly shopping for a family without a car (we buy from both a grocery store, and a wholesale warehouse store)
- scrose 6y agoI don’t live alone. I have several grocery stores within 5 minutes of me, and a farmers market and a Whole Foods within half a mile which all serve me well and allow me to get a few things at a time without making me going out of my way every week :) I find that’s nicer since you can get things fresh and you never have too much sitting around.
- coughupalung 6y agoI lived downtown Toronto for several years and I had to replace my car battery three times because I drove it so infrequently that they died. I understand that living downtown isn't an option for everyone, but I strongly believe we can build dense "city centers" even in the suburbs that offer similar conveniences with larger units for families.
- stjohnswarts 6y agowhat kind of car uses $20 in gas driving 4 miles? even if you're idling most of the time (which actually uses surprisingly little gas compared to moving)