"In general I found having a car was a pretty key part of living in Boston". I would agree with that assuming that you live in and/or want to go out of Boston f

"In general I found having a car was a pretty key part of living in Boston". I would agree with that assuming that you live in and/or want to go out of Boston for whatever reason (work, visiting friends, etc.). I live in Beacon Hill without a car but need a cab/zipcar to visit friends in Watertown or go to the Cape for instance.