Despite saving hundreds of dollars and even making new friends, none of the people who agreed to ditch their car for this Brisbane experiment wanted to go car-free permanently. This is why.
living in Berlin Germany and most of my friends never had a car nor a driver’s licence.
just build the right infrastructure and people stop being dependent on cars, simple as that.
Went to high school in Berlin, my favorite city, and if I lived there now I think a car would be a real annoyance. Expensive. Narrow streets. Lousy parking. There are so many ways to get around: walking, bicycling, bus,street car, subway and infrastructure for all of those things. If you really need a car you can always call an Uber or taxi.
I’m always envious of people who have access to this in the places where they live.
I live in my country’s second best bikeable city and it leaves A LOT to be desired; but I used to live on the best bikeable city and that taught me that there’s much to be desired for bikeable cities in the United States.
living in Berlin Germany and most of my friends never had a car nor a driver’s licence. just build the right infrastructure and people stop being dependent on cars, simple as that.
Went to high school in Berlin, my favorite city, and if I lived there now I think a car would be a real annoyance. Expensive. Narrow streets. Lousy parking. There are so many ways to get around: walking, bicycling, bus,street car, subway and infrastructure for all of those things. If you really need a car you can always call an Uber or taxi.
sounds perfect for an electric bicycle
Absolutely. They have bike paths and even little traffic lights for them. The city is huge but you can put a bike on a bus, at least some of them.
I’m always envious of people who have access to this in the places where they live.
I live in my country’s second best bikeable city and it leaves A LOT to be desired; but I used to live on the best bikeable city and that taught me that there’s much to be desired for bikeable cities in the United States.
Yeah, unfortunately Americans prefer to drive and get fat.
it’s not that we prefer to; it’s that we’re forced to when our governments refuse to fund public transportation.
oddly enough; in this country; only the wealthy or privileged have access to public transportation whose benefits are competitive with driving.