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Anyone else car-free? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by jenbanim@beehaw.org to c/citylife@beehaw.org
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I'm coming up on about 6 months of car-free life in Seattle. It's certainly been challenging at times, and it's only possible at all because I work from home, but I'm making it work. I'm curious if anyone else is trying to do the same thing. There are a ton of anti-car communities online, but very few people seem to actually go car-free as, like, an ideological thing

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[โ€“] Raincloud@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah. I am car-free because of a disability. I usually use public transit around the city, but recently I've done a lot more trips by bike. Just got my bike fixed after an accident and I'm ready to go again and it feels liberating!

I also like these public transit-integrated taxi services that are significantly cheaper than a real taxi, and another 50% off for disabled riders.

[โ€“] OofShoot@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

I'm car-free because I don't leave my room! Hurrah disability!