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Over 100 million people live in just the top 20 metro areas alone. It's hardly an edge case.
by add-sub-mul-div 11mo ago
Over 100 million people live in just the top 20 metro areas alone. It's hardly an edge case.
- cwillu 11mo agoAnd _not_ living in one of the top 20 metro areas is also hardly an edge case.
- ghaff 11mo agoAnd even in most of those metros (OK. Leave aside Manhattan), not having a car tends to imply a lot of lifestyle choices in terms of activities, visiting friends outside of the metro, etc. There are certainly people who are OK with living like they did in their urban school for a few years after graduation. But that's not a long-term solution for most people.
- vel0city 11mo agoA massive chunk (if not majority?) of those top 20 metro areas are largely car dependent for most of their populations. Large areas don't have any public transit at all, and the rest is often designed to be actively hostile to pedestrians. Try living without a car in these places, all in the 4th largest MSA. https://maps.app.goo.gl/mHmGidZRJaKptHeL8 https://maps.app.goo.gl/mHmGidZRJaKptHeL8 https://maps.app.goo.gl/5P4mW5iM6b5ab9Ve7 https://maps.app.goo.gl/5P4mW5iM6b5ab9Ve7 https://maps.app.goo.gl/JCiBgESKs5ZWqGny8 https://maps.app.goo.gl/JCiBgESKs5ZWqGny8 https://maps.app.goo.gl/E1iVwLCB28ooGhQL9 https://maps.app.goo.gl/E1iVwLCB28ooGhQL9 These are all in "urban" areas and a part of DFW. But how about Houston, the 5th? https://maps.app.goo.gl/7yEAimERmyE1EGde6 https://maps.app.goo.gl/7yEAimERmyE1EGde6 https://maps.app.goo.gl/UKSQjPqifWUSv82H7 https://maps.app.goo.gl/UKSQjPqifWUSv82H7 I don't know how one would even get groceries without a car. And even then, you're then talking about less than 1/3 of Americans living in that mostly car dependent space.