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

Need to leave NYC in the next 14 months. Where else is worth...
maize depressive
  06/20/25
I thought you basically needed a car in Chicago
fragrant crotch meetinghouse
  06/20/25
unless you pick your neighborhood carefully and never want t...
Spruce address half-breed
  06/20/25
What do you guess the % of car-free people is in Chicago?
maize depressive
  06/20/25
no idea but I wouldn't count feral blacks or illegals, I don...
Spruce address half-breed
  06/20/25
I didn't have a car when I lived in Chicago. It's possible.
lascivious pit dingle berry
  06/21/25
Is that true? I keep hearing people saying the transit is ac...
maize depressive
  06/20/25
nyc is the only city in America where car free makes any sen...
Spruce address half-breed
  06/20/25
Mackinac Island
Lemon masturbator gunner
  06/20/25
I would be excluding seasonal resort towns
Spruce address half-breed
  06/20/25
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maize depressive
  06/20/25
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maize depressive
  06/21/25
Brother we're all like 42 now most of us haven't lived in &q...
boyish magenta trump supporter mental disorder
  06/21/25
Is D.C. even in the conversation for car-free living?
maize depressive
  06/21/25
it's technically *possible* to do it in chicago, if you choo...
sinister heaven police squad
  06/21/25
You can live car free in every big city if you are willing t...
Bonkers casino
  06/21/25
Other places I'd consider are Seattle and D.C.
maize depressive
  06/21/25
explain how seattle is possible car-free
Outnumbered therapy stead
  06/21/25
I know people there who do it (a married couple). They live ...
maize depressive
  06/21/25
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maize depressive
  06/21/25
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maize depressive
  06/21/25
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maize depressive
  06/21/25
why don't you want a car?
sinister heaven police squad
  06/21/25
Never learned to drive
maize depressive
  06/21/25
Welcome back
boyish magenta trump supporter mental disorder
  06/21/25
Fair enough. I really do think NYC is the best choice car f...
sinister heaven police squad
  06/21/25
Large parts of Boston, Philly, and SF are accessible car fre...
Frum opaque cumskin principal's office
  06/21/25


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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:17 PM
Author: maize depressive

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=2Elisa#49036211)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:18 PM
Author: fragrant crotch meetinghouse

I thought you basically needed a car in Chicago

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



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:23 PM
Author: Spruce address half-breed

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=2Elisa#49036234)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:24 PM
Author: maize depressive

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

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



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:30 PM
Author: Spruce address half-breed

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=2Elisa#49036264)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 2:37 PM
Author: lascivious pit dingle berry

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=2Elisa#49037687)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:23 PM
Author: maize depressive

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=2Elisa#49036235)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:30 PM
Author: Spruce address half-breed

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=2Elisa#49036265)



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:37 PM
Author: Lemon masturbator gunner

Mackinac Island

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



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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:42 PM
Author: Spruce address half-breed

I would be excluding seasonal resort towns

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



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Date: June 20th, 2025 10:15 PM
Author: maize depressive



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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 10:41 AM
Author: maize depressive



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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 10:46 AM
Author: boyish magenta trump supporter mental disorder

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=2Elisa#49037217)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 12:13 PM
Author: maize depressive

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

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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 10:47 AM
Author: sinister heaven police squad

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=2Elisa#49037222)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 11:05 AM
Author: Bonkers casino

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=2Elisa#49037280)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 12:13 PM
Author: maize depressive

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

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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 7:46 PM
Author: Outnumbered therapy stead

explain how seattle is possible car-free

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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 8:06 PM
Author: maize depressive

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=2Elisa#49038250)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 12:42 PM
Author: maize depressive



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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 1:12 PM
Author: maize depressive



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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 1:30 PM
Author: maize depressive



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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 2:30 PM
Author: sinister heaven police squad

why don't you want a car?

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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 7:41 PM
Author: maize depressive

Never learned to drive

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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 8:25 PM
Author: boyish magenta trump supporter mental disorder

Welcome back

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



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Date: June 21st, 2025 8:29 PM
Author: sinister heaven police squad

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=2Elisa#49038333)



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Date: June 21st, 2025 2:33 PM
Author: Frum opaque cumskin principal's office

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=2Elisa#49037681)