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Out of curiosity, what city are you currently in? I'm currently in NYC, although I used to live in Seattle carless as well. Honestly, one of the big reasons it
by fortes 17y ago
Out of curiosity, what city are you currently in?
I'm currently in NYC, although I used to live in Seattle carless as well. Honestly, one of the big reasons it's easier in NYC is due to social norms.
Seattle wasn't bad, but NYC is definitely a lot easier to live without a car. One of the main reasons: You're not expected to have a car.
In Seattle, people just assume you have a car and are surprised when you don't -- i.e. you have to explain why you can't just make it out to some random place to pick something up, etc.
In NYC no one expects you to have a car (at least not in Manhattan and most parts of BK, etc) -- so people don't make assumptions that you can get somewhere if it's not near public transit, or that you can haul something somewhere.
Obviously, there are other things that make NYC quite nice for carless life (delivery services, density, flat topography to name a few).
- mediaman 17y agoI live in Chicago currently, which has a decent public transit system (although there's no shortage of complaints about it). I'd be interested in your experience being carless in Seattle. I might move out there at some point and it would be nice if I could maintain a similar lifestyle there.
- fortes 17y agoThere are only a few neighborhoods where you can do it without really inconveniencing yourself: Belltown, Capitol Hill, and Downtown (Pioneer Square / Pike's Place market area). Other neighborhoods don't have as much density or public transit coverage.