[_blk]

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.

[wbronitsky]

I 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]

> 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]

As 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?

[littlexsparkee]

There 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%

[selimthegrim]

New Orleans

[criddell]

Probably not a great place to move to right now.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48015218

[rsynnott]

I mean if you're elderly it's probably fine; it's if you plan to still be living there in a few decades that you might want to start worrying.

[criddell]

If you're elderly and are able to evacuate for a hurricane every few years, sure.

[RankingMember]

Philly

[dijit]

It'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.

[ashtonshears]

Please dont minimize disasterous societal policies, it is not respectful