alt Hacker NewsOver half of New York City households are car-free. That jumps to 3/4 in Manhattan.
Millions of American households don’t have a car, but you rarely hear about it as a viable option.
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JoeBOFH • today at 4:51 PM
Because as soon as you leave a major metropolitan area, not having a car is almost a nonstarter.
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calvinmorrison • today at 5:43 PM
"the best public transit in the densest US city barely manages to reach 50% of car-free lifestyle" is what you're leaving out.
I would argue that even in NYC, having a car is necessary if you ever want to leave NYC (and you will want to).