A new study found that approximately 18% of americans are interested in living without a car
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965856425003891?via=ihub
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965856425003891?via=ihub
10 Comments
newthrowaway20@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 189d
I would love to live without a car. But my town seems hell bent on making nothing walkable.
Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip · 6 pts · 189d
Same - riding public transit? No big deal. Walking 2 miles to the nearest bus stop with no shade when its 95+ freedom degrees out in the summer, only to have to transfer twice to get to the pharmacy to pick up my meds? Kinda frustrating.
Mishmash2000@lemmy.nz · 4 pts · 189d
Awesome! Now vote representatives in based on their active transport infrastructure plans! 18% would swing almost any election! Cargo bikes and the ever growing range of micromobility options are great but as ever safe infrastructure is key! The great news is that once it's built out ongoing maintenance is negligible compared with the endless march of pothole repairs, adding 'one more lane' and resurfacing car infrastructure requires!
CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 189d
The main issue for us is groceries. There are just no grocery sources within 5 minutes without a car.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 188d
Its ok to walk for more than 5 minutes
WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 189d
Any delivery options? $10/week in tips still is far cheaper than a car insurance alone. Of course picking out better produce is an advantage of in-person.
SuiXi3D@fedia.io · 1 pts · 189d
If they didn't mark up prices for delivery, sure. If I go to my local HEB, I save money over the same cart full of items before the delivery fee+tip.
AA5B@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 188d
The option I didn’t think to try while I was car-free was taxi, but one way.
I considered taxis too expensive to take to the grocery so never did. But I also never considered the compromise of walking one way while taking the taxi home with your purchases.
Less expensive and more convenient
Cort@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 189d
I'd do it, if I could find a decent velomobile for winter.
evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 188d
They aren't necessarily asking the right question. It shouldn't be "who wants to live without a car?" It should be "who wants to live without needing a car?"
I dont want to have to drive every day. I dont want to need a car to get to work, or get groceries, or go to restaurants, or visit friends, etc. But, cars are handy for stuff. I like to use a car to go to random trailheads, or do a roadtrip, or do a big grocery day, or carpool with friends to an event, etc. Those things ultimately make the cost of owning a car worthwhile to me.