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by burlesona
2703 days ago
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Well, go ahead and list your examples, then. There’s a big difference between places where you can walk (technically that’s almost anywhere) and a city that was built for walking (ie was large before cars). On the east coast these are much more common, for obvious reasons. Places like Charleston and Savannah have a very similar feel to San Francisco. Some of New Orleans. Most of the center cities in the northeast. A lot of Chicago. But the common thread here is age of the city and how well it has held on to its historic core. Out west there’s just not much old enough to qualify. Sure, there are some nice small towns here and there with historic main street areas. Portland, Seattle, and Boise have a neighborhood or two. But just ask the question “would you live here without a car?,” and then look at what percentage of the population does. Outside of those aforementioned bits of the country, not owning a car would make life extraordinarily difficult. |
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I find that if you live within a couple blocks from a nice grocery store, life without a car can be quite pleasant.