Comments on: Clicklist: Living car free

By: Siel

Siel — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:13:30 +0000

Well NYC already has a huge population of car-free people thanks to a great infrastructure…. In L.A. we need to make car-ownership more cumbersome and expensive — i.e. less free parking, fewer freeways — as well as beef up our infrastructure.

Theoretically, the two could be symbiotic — i.e. use the money raised from higher parking fees, tickets, etc. to fund public transit projects — but the money from L.A.’s current proposals to raise parking fees / ticket fees is intended to to fill our current budget gap.

By: BigBucksAuto

BigBucksAuto — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:18:08 +0000

A strong preexisting infrastructure is essential to car free living. Even then, it takes coaxing to convince someone to sell their car. Anything less than the convenience they currently enjoy will be a hard sell. That’s why it’s crucial to make the cost-savings argument. Maybe mass transit systems around the world should market their transportation as a way to have more money to enjoy things in NYC. That would be a neat sell.

By: Siel

Siel — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:35:30 +0000

Hey Grampa Ken — Good point about downtowns :) Downtown L.A.’s gotten pretty transit friendly too, with some hi-rise lofts actually marketing themselves as great places to live for those who want to go car-lite or car-free :)

By: Transit Planner

Transit Planner — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:04:24 +0000

Not practical. Especially on the Westside. It takes hours to get anywhere from there. And yes, there is life east of the 405.

By: Grampa Ken for change

Grampa Ken for change — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:24:18 +0000

One of the best ways to cut car usage is to live downtown if you are able to. It’s much easier to do if you are retired and making a move. We live in town center are also close to the central bus stop for an easy trip into Vancouver.

On a trip to LA 10 years ago we got a bus booklet and spent some relaxing days touring. We did the same in Waikiki and it was great.