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

Need to leave NYC in the next 14 months. Where else is worth...
mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor
  06/20/25
I thought you basically needed a car in Chicago
deranged fortuitous meteor skinny woman
  06/20/25
unless you pick your neighborhood carefully and never want t...
irradiated office
  06/20/25
What do you guess the % of car-free people is in Chicago?
mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor
  06/20/25
no idea but I wouldn't count feral blacks or illegals, I don...
irradiated office
  06/20/25
I didn't have a car when I lived in Chicago. It's possible.
Underhanded Well-lubricated Property Regret
  06/21/25
Is that true? I keep hearing people saying the transit is ac...
mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor
  06/20/25
nyc is the only city in America where car free makes any sen...
irradiated office
  06/20/25
Mackinac Island
lilac doobsian native
  06/20/25
I would be excluding seasonal resort towns
irradiated office
  06/20/25
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mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor
  06/20/25
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mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor
  06/21/25
Brother we're all like 42 now most of us haven't lived in &q...
Histrionic Stage
  06/21/25
Is D.C. even in the conversation for car-free living?
mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor
  06/21/25
it's technically *possible* to do it in chicago, if you choo...
Exciting violet laser beams
  06/21/25
You can live car free in every big city if you are willing t...
Insanely creepy splenetic potus
  06/21/25
Other places I'd consider are Seattle and D.C.
mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor
  06/21/25
explain how seattle is possible car-free
Fragrant confused sanctuary
  06/21/25
I know people there who do it (a married couple). They live ...
mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor
  06/21/25
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mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor
  06/21/25
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mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor
  06/21/25
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mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor
  06/21/25
why don't you want a car?
Exciting violet laser beams
  06/21/25
Never learned to drive
mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor
  06/21/25
Welcome back
Histrionic Stage
  06/21/25
Fair enough. I really do think NYC is the best choice car f...
Exciting violet laser beams
  06/21/25
Large parts of Boston, Philly, and SF are accessible car fre...
Hairraiser elastic band
  06/21/25


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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:17 PM
Author: mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor

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...id.#49036211)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:18 PM
Author: deranged fortuitous meteor skinny woman

I thought you basically needed a car in Chicago

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



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:23 PM
Author: irradiated office

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...id.#49036234)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:24 PM
Author: mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor

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

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



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:30 PM
Author: irradiated office

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...id.#49036264)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 2:37 PM
Author: Underhanded Well-lubricated Property Regret

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...id.#49037687)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:23 PM
Author: mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor

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...id.#49036235)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:30 PM
Author: irradiated office

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...id.#49036265)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:37 PM
Author: lilac doobsian native

Mackinac Island

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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:42 PM
Author: irradiated office

I would be excluding seasonal resort towns

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



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Date: June 20th, 2025 10:15 PM
Author: mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor



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Date: June 21st, 2025 10:41 AM
Author: mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor



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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 10:46 AM
Author: Histrionic Stage

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...id.#49037217)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 12:13 PM
Author: mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor

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

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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 10:47 AM
Author: Exciting violet laser beams

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...id.#49037222)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 11:05 AM
Author: Insanely creepy splenetic potus

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...id.#49037280)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 12:13 PM
Author: mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor

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

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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 7:46 PM
Author: Fragrant confused sanctuary

explain how seattle is possible car-free

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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 8:06 PM
Author: mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor

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...id.#49038250)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 12:42 PM
Author: mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor



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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 1:12 PM
Author: mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor



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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 1:30 PM
Author: mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor



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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 2:30 PM
Author: Exciting violet laser beams

why don't you want a car?

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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 7:41 PM
Author: mind-boggling drab school cafeteria private investor

Never learned to drive

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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 8:25 PM
Author: Histrionic Stage

Welcome back

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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 8:29 PM
Author: Exciting violet laser beams

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...id.#49038333)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 2:33 PM
Author: Hairraiser elastic band

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...id.#49037681)