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Respectfully but strongly disagree. I'll argue you don't have to be a victim and can choose where you live if you plan ahead a little. There's plenty of places
by _blk 5mo ago
Respectfully but strongly disagree. I'll argue you don't have to be a victim and can choose where you live if you plan ahead a little.
There's plenty of places where a car is not necessary and even if people think a car's necessary I'm often the only one on a bicycle in many places.. It's doable if you're willing to put in the effort.
- dijit 5mo agoIt's a cart and horse problem. You can choose to live where you don't need a car, but those places become fewer and fewer because of the distances needed for cars. (as in parking space minimums mandated by the city). "Not just bikes" on Youtube goes into this a lot. Car-centricism is self-reinforcing. Eventually you have no such thing as a mid-density neighbourhood.
- wbronitsky 5mo agoI think that suggesting that an octogenarian either uproot their life to a less car-centric place or start riding a bike everywhere is a bit unreasonable.
- JumpCrisscross 5mo ago> suggesting that an octogenarian either uproot their life to a less car-centric place or start riding a bike everywhere is a bit unreasonable It is. But looking ahead, knowing what we know now, choosing to age in a car-centric place comes with known health effects.
- the_gastropod 5mo agoAs far as I’m aware, every US city where it’s at all common (let’s say 10%+ of households) to live without a car, it’s extremely expensive to live. Are there gems that I’m unaware of?
- selimthegrim 5mo agoNew Orleans
- criddell 5mo agoProbably not a great place to move to right now. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48015218 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48015218
- littlexsparkee 5mo agoThere are cities in the Midwest with a large carfree share by necessity (income) but as far as by choice/design, Philly and Baltimore appear to hover around 25-30%
- RankingMember 5mo agoPhilly
- ashtonshears 5mo agoPlease dont minimize disasterous societal policies, it is not respectful