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

Need to leave NYC in the next 14 months. Where else is worth...
navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency
  06/20/25
I thought you basically needed a car in Chicago
Jet theater
  06/20/25
unless you pick your neighborhood carefully and never want t...
translucent indirect expression water buffalo
  06/20/25
What do you guess the % of car-free people is in Chicago?
navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency
  06/20/25
no idea but I wouldn't count feral blacks or illegals, I don...
translucent indirect expression water buffalo
  06/20/25
I didn't have a car when I lived in Chicago. It's possible.
Pungent razzle-dazzle mad cow disease
  06/21/25
Is that true? I keep hearing people saying the transit is ac...
navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency
  06/20/25
nyc is the only city in America where car free makes any sen...
translucent indirect expression water buffalo
  06/20/25
Mackinac Island
Stubborn brunch
  06/20/25
I would be excluding seasonal resort towns
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  06/20/25
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navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency
  06/20/25
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navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency
  06/21/25
Brother we're all like 42 now most of us haven't lived in &q...
transparent locale reading party
  06/21/25
Is D.C. even in the conversation for car-free living?
navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency
  06/21/25
it's technically *possible* to do it in chicago, if you choo...
Bistre Elastic Band
  06/21/25
You can live car free in every big city if you are willing t...
Vivacious affirmative action
  06/21/25
Other places I'd consider are Seattle and D.C.
navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency
  06/21/25
explain how seattle is possible car-free
demanding crackhouse weed whacker
  06/21/25
I know people there who do it (a married couple). They live ...
navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency
  06/21/25
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navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency
  06/21/25
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navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency
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navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency
  06/21/25
why don't you want a car?
Bistre Elastic Band
  06/21/25
Never learned to drive
navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency
  06/21/25
Welcome back
transparent locale reading party
  06/21/25
Fair enough. I really do think NYC is the best choice car f...
Bistre Elastic Band
  06/21/25
Large parts of Boston, Philly, and SF are accessible car fre...
bull headed kitchen
  06/21/25


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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:17 PM
Author: navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency

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: Jet theater

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: translucent indirect expression 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: navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency

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: translucent indirect expression 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: Pungent razzle-dazzle mad cow disease

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: navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency

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: translucent indirect expression 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: Stubborn brunch

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: translucent indirect expression 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: navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency



(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: navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency



(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: transparent locale reading party

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: navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency

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: Bistre Elastic Band

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: Vivacious affirmative action

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: navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency

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: demanding crackhouse weed whacker

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: navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency

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: navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency



(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: navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency



(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: navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency



(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: Bistre Elastic Band

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: navy fluffy tanning salon international law enforcement agency

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: transparent locale reading party

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: Bistre Elastic Band

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: bull headed kitchen

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)