[usaar333]

Where does the difficulty lie? I lived in SF fine with a toddler, taking public transit to local places.

[hnal943]

1 kid who does not have his own schedule is relatively easy to manage. 5 kids who need to be in different places is more difficult.

[NLips]

Five kids is an edge case. Besides, it's impossible to shuttle five kids to different places simultaneously by car without five parents. Not so with good public transit.

[darkmighty]

I feel that with 5 kids special provisions and certain difficulty will be necessary no matter what. You would be moving around with all children a lot less in any case. But I don't see why it's impossible to go car free; specially considering some kids will be older than others (not 5 toddlers simultaneously).

[hycaria]

Maybe try to have kids do stuff that are compatible with the schedule then, and not the other way round.

[himlion]

That's not typical though, nobody is saying that specific family can go without a car.