Traffic! (was Re: [Novalug] What makes you think you are in the 21st Century?)

[gregory pryzby]

On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 01:52:28AM -0500, John Franklin wrote:

<SNIP>

> Hear hear!  My packets may make the commute from Sterling to  
> Blacksburg and back effortlessly, but in order to get a gallon of  
> milk or a can of beans I have to drive across the street.  (No way am  
> I going to try to cross Rt 7 on foot.)  I am often disappointed in  
> our society because it all but requires you own a car.

Where you choose to live determines your need for a car. I have
friends who live in DC, NYC and SF and don't have cars. They use
public transportation and some commute outside of the city. 

City living is possible w/o a car. 

I could make life choices that allow me to live in Reston w/o a car
also. I walk/bike to the store on 'nice' days already. I use to
bike/walk to work (when I worked outside the house). I have taken the
bus to DC and other locations.

However, I choose the luxury of owning a car so I can travel on my
schedule and get where I need quickly.

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