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Anyone else car-free? (self.citylife)

submitted 1 year ago by jenbanim to c/citylife

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I'm coming up on about 6 months of car-free life in Seattle. It's certainly been challenging at times, and it's only possible at all because I work from home, but I'm making it work. I'm curious if anyone else is trying to do the same thing. There are a ton of anti-car communities online, but very few people seem to actually go car-free as, like, an ideological thing

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[–] Cube6392 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I lived car free in the DC area for a long time. The only true challenge I faced was taking my dog to the vet. I had a lot of friends tell me they didn't realize it was possible to live car free until they watched me make it work. The biggest advice I have is to figure out the bus system near you. Usually your goal is to connect yourself to higher and higher quality mass transit

[–] jenbanim 3 points 1 year ago

I had a lot of friends tell me they didn’t realize it was possible to live car free until they watched me make it work.

This is part of my motivation! And thanks - I am lucky to have good bus service in my area