[unethical_ban]

I don't know the details of street rail - but I would say that if you wanted to, you could live anywhere between southtown and Alta Vista without a car, if you could also work there. And you can get across the city with Lyft and uber if you want to go elsewhere.

I won't argue with your qualms on local government.

[Kalium]

I lived in Southtown. Right at South Alamo and Flores. I needed a car to be able to grocery shop and get to work. A 10-15 minute drive to the office was anywhere between a one-hour and two-hour bus ride.

In practical terms, it would have been workable if my office had been along the Riverwalk. Otherwise, not really. SA's public transit isn't usable for white-collar professionals in most cases.