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Culdesac has on-demand car rentals for $5/hr so you can do things that transit or rideshare aren't well suited for. Most activities can be done with transit or
by AlotOfReading 2y ago
Culdesac has on-demand car rentals for $5/hr so you can do things that transit or rideshare aren't well suited for. Most activities can be done with transit or rideshare in that part of Tempe though. It's mainly a student/young professional area, not a lot of families with 2.5 kids that need huge grocery hauls.
- firesteelrain 2y agoI see. A lot of the photos do show a lot of fit and young people. No families and no one over age 30 probably. I am not the target market.
- shkkmo 2y agoThe article interviews a family with kids and a car-free area is a great location for an elderly person who can still take care of themselves other than driving (many elderly people end up driving well after it is no longer safe.)
- mfashby 2y agoAdaptive cycling. I've met folks well into their 80s riding trikes to get places (hip replacements and all).
- bryanlarsen 2y agoGranny trikes acquired the name for a reason. It seems like 40 years ago old people were far more likely to do the car-free / car-light lifestyle than younger people.
- jerlam 2y agoMy grandparents lived within walking distance to grocery stores, supermarkets, friends, and restaurants; they continued to walk to those places well within their 80s. It kept them mobile, healthy, and part of the community; probably more so than their children (my parents), who are trapped in their suburban homes and have nowhere to walk to, even if it was socially acceptable. A lot of the elderly become weak and fragile due to lack of exercise, not due to age. Now we expect them to drive everywhere with failing eyesight, slow reflexes, and questionable judgement, with unfortunate results.
- insane_dreamer 2y agoThat's what ZipCar was supposed to do (not sure how popular it became)