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I'll wait to respond at length until I see that you're genuinely interested in the answer and not just trying to prove that car-freedom is for societal fringe-dwellers (see street cleaning thread), but in general I'll say that I've made choices that have made it easy to get by without a car-- you do have the ability to choose where you work, live, and shop.
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I'll wait to respond at length until I see that you're genuinely interested in the answer and not just trying to prove that car-freedom is for societal fringe-dwellers (see street cleaning thread), but in general I'll say that I've made choices that have made it easy to get by without a car-- you do have the ability to choose where you work, live, and shop.
I am completely genuine. Like I said I think it is great, but it has me wondering what sort of travel you do outside of the city boundaries, what your life styles are like, and how you make it work.
Oh, OK, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt then. As you posted this on the heels of your response to TC which seemed to be putting forth a pretty definitive position statement that cars are an absolute and permanent necessity to the majority of people:
. . .I was afraid this was going to be another one of those "tell me how you get by without a car and I'll tell you why it won't work for me or most normal people" exchanges. Seen enough of those to last a lifetime . . .
These were actually questions i was wondering and intended to post about before that thread. I no longer commute for work and am trying to reduce my car use even more.
I just don't like when people who make elitist statements, claiming that their lifestyle is the correct one and that everyone should be able to live exactly that way.
H3N3 said:Oh, OK, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt then. As you posted this on the heels of your response to TC which seemed to be putting forth a pretty definitive position statement that cars are an absolute and permanent necessity to the majority of people:
. . .I was afraid this was going to be another one of those "tell me how you get by without a car and I'll tell you why it won't work for me or most normal people" exchanges. Seen enough of those to last a lifetime . . .
I'd also add Jane Jacobs to your reading list on how car culture has changed our cities.
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