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NYC vs. Chicago vs. ??? (Car-free city)

Need to leave NYC in the next 14 months. Where else is worth...
wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad
  06/20/25
I thought you basically needed a car in Chicago
Effete stubborn bbw
  06/20/25
unless you pick your neighborhood carefully and never want t...
internet-worthy water buffalo
  06/20/25
What do you guess the % of car-free people is in Chicago?
wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad
  06/20/25
no idea but I wouldn't count feral blacks or illegals, I don...
internet-worthy water buffalo
  06/20/25
I didn't have a car when I lived in Chicago. It's possible.
Ruddy area internal respiration
  06/21/25
Is that true? I keep hearing people saying the transit is ac...
wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad
  06/20/25
nyc is the only city in America where car free makes any sen...
internet-worthy water buffalo
  06/20/25
Mackinac Island
alcoholic offensive foreskin
  06/20/25
I would be excluding seasonal resort towns
internet-worthy water buffalo
  06/20/25
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wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad
  06/20/25
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wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad
  06/21/25
Brother we're all like 42 now most of us haven't lived in &q...
well-lubricated cobalt sex offender
  06/21/25
Is D.C. even in the conversation for car-free living?
wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad
  06/21/25
it's technically *possible* to do it in chicago, if you choo...
obsidian vivacious juggernaut
  06/21/25
You can live car free in every big city if you are willing t...
Mewling fiercely-loyal theatre depressive
  06/21/25
Other places I'd consider are Seattle and D.C.
wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad
  06/21/25
explain how seattle is possible car-free
Buff Disrespectful Library French Chef
  06/21/25
I know people there who do it (a married couple). They live ...
wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad
  06/21/25
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wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad
  06/21/25
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wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad
  06/21/25
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wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad
  06/21/25
why don't you want a car?
obsidian vivacious juggernaut
  06/21/25
Never learned to drive
wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad
  06/21/25
Welcome back
well-lubricated cobalt sex offender
  06/21/25
Fair enough. I really do think NYC is the best choice car f...
obsidian vivacious juggernaut
  06/21/25
Large parts of Boston, Philly, and SF are accessible car fre...
greedy fanboi
  06/21/25


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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:17 PM
Author: wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad

Need to leave NYC in the next 14 months. Where else is worth it?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49036211)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:18 PM
Author: Effete stubborn bbw

I thought you basically needed a car in Chicago

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49036214)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:23 PM
Author: internet-worthy water buffalo

unless you pick your neighborhood carefully and never want to leave it, you will

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49036234)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:24 PM
Author: wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad

What do you guess the % of car-free people is in Chicago?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49036240)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:30 PM
Author: internet-worthy water buffalo

no idea but I wouldn't count feral blacks or illegals, I don't think very many umc white people try to pull chicago off with no car, I've certainly never known one whereas most people I've known in nyc go car free

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49036264)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 2:37 PM
Author: Ruddy area internal respiration

I didn't have a car when I lived in Chicago. It's possible.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49037687)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:23 PM
Author: wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad

Is that true? I keep hearing people saying the transit is actually better than NYC (or at least less crowded?)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49036235)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:30 PM
Author: internet-worthy water buffalo

nyc is the only city in America where car free makes any sense, you're just fighting reality here, learn to drive jew

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49036265)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:37 PM
Author: alcoholic offensive foreskin

Mackinac Island

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49036277)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:42 PM
Author: internet-worthy water buffalo

I would be excluding seasonal resort towns

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49036285)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 10:15 PM
Author: wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49036356)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 10:41 AM
Author: wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49037204)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 10:46 AM
Author: well-lubricated cobalt sex offender

Brother we're all like 42 now most of us haven't lived in "cities" for a decade

To answer your question though unless you're young NYC is the only city in America where you won't miss a car. Even places like Chicago, Boston, etc. are pretty limited in that you're mostly restricted to whatever transit line you're closest to, which isn't bad if you're 23 and live nearby friends but gets far more annoying with age.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49037217)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 12:13 PM
Author: wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad

Is D.C. even in the conversation for car-free living?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49037421)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 10:47 AM
Author: obsidian vivacious juggernaut

it's technically *possible* to do it in chicago, if you choose an apt shrewdly, agree to ride the bus (which no one in our socioeconomic group does), and take frequent ubers. it's really not common though, outside of students, broke redditors, and people trying to do it to prove a point or whatever. most people have a car even if they ride the el to work. if car free is important to you nyc is a tier above

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49037222)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 11:05 AM
Author: Mewling fiercely-loyal theatre depressive

You can live car free in every big city if you are willing to just take Ubers everywhere.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49037280)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 12:13 PM
Author: wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad

Other places I'd consider are Seattle and D.C.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49037422)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 7:46 PM
Author: Buff Disrespectful Library French Chef

explain how seattle is possible car-free

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49038209)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 8:06 PM
Author: wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad

I know people there who do it (a married couple). They live in downtown and rely on transit / Ubers / their feet to get where they need to go.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49038250)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 12:42 PM
Author: wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49037459)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 1:12 PM
Author: wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49037534)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 1:30 PM
Author: wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49037581)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 2:30 PM
Author: obsidian vivacious juggernaut

why don't you want a car?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49037675)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 7:41 PM
Author: wonderful misanthropic step-uncle's house police squad

Never learned to drive

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49038204)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 8:25 PM
Author: well-lubricated cobalt sex offender

Welcome back

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49038319)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 8:29 PM
Author: obsidian vivacious juggernaut

Fair enough. I really do think NYC is the best choice car free. But yeah with a shrewd apt location, and either an easy commute (or remote), near grocery stores (or lots of good delivery), and willingness to take a lot of Ubers, I guess you could do it someplace like Chicago, Boston, Seattle, Miami Beach

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49038333)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 2:33 PM
Author: greedy fanboi

Large parts of Boston, Philly, and SF are accessible car free. You sacrifice some but it’s not like you can’t go anywhere like Houston.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5741034&forum_id=2:#49037681)