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

Need to leave NYC in the next 14 months. Where else is worth...
fishy clown market
  06/20/25
I thought you basically needed a car in Chicago
canary circlehead sex offender
  06/20/25
unless you pick your neighborhood carefully and never want t...
ultramarine laughsome place of business dingle berry
  06/20/25
What do you guess the % of car-free people is in Chicago?
fishy clown market
  06/20/25
no idea but I wouldn't count feral blacks or illegals, I don...
ultramarine laughsome place of business dingle berry
  06/20/25
I didn't have a car when I lived in Chicago. It's possible.
gay swashbuckling temple
  06/21/25
Is that true? I keep hearing people saying the transit is ac...
fishy clown market
  06/20/25
nyc is the only city in America where car free makes any sen...
ultramarine laughsome place of business dingle berry
  06/20/25
Mackinac Island
fragrant cordovan boltzmann state
  06/20/25
I would be excluding seasonal resort towns
ultramarine laughsome place of business dingle berry
  06/20/25
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fishy clown market
  06/20/25
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fishy clown market
  06/21/25
Brother we're all like 42 now most of us haven't lived in &q...
aromatic gaming laptop locale
  06/21/25
Is D.C. even in the conversation for car-free living?
fishy clown market
  06/21/25
it's technically *possible* to do it in chicago, if you choo...
brass trip stag film
  06/21/25
You can live car free in every big city if you are willing t...
out-of-control area
  06/21/25
Other places I'd consider are Seattle and D.C.
fishy clown market
  06/21/25
explain how seattle is possible car-free
awkward odious theater stage
  06/21/25
I know people there who do it (a married couple). They live ...
fishy clown market
  06/21/25
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fishy clown market
  06/21/25
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fishy clown market
  06/21/25
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fishy clown market
  06/21/25
why don't you want a car?
brass trip stag film
  06/21/25
Never learned to drive
fishy clown market
  06/21/25
Welcome back
aromatic gaming laptop locale
  06/21/25
Fair enough. I really do think NYC is the best choice car f...
brass trip stag film
  06/21/25
Large parts of Boston, Philly, and SF are accessible car fre...
Bossy arousing puppy
  06/21/25


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Date: June 20th, 2025 9:17 PM
Author: fishy clown market

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: canary circlehead sex offender

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: ultramarine laughsome place of business dingle berry

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: fishy clown market

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: ultramarine laughsome place of business dingle berry

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: gay swashbuckling temple

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: fishy clown market

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: ultramarine laughsome place of business dingle berry

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: fragrant cordovan boltzmann state

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: ultramarine laughsome place of business dingle berry

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: fishy clown market



(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: fishy clown market



(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: aromatic gaming laptop locale

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: fishy clown market

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: brass trip stag film

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: out-of-control area

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: fishy clown market

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: awkward odious theater stage

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: fishy clown market

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: fishy clown market



(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: fishy clown market



(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: fishy clown market



(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: brass trip stag film

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: fishy clown market

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: aromatic gaming laptop locale

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: brass trip stag film

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: Bossy arousing puppy

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)