Babeli
10-22-06, 05:43 PM
Hi Everyone,
Not sure if I should've posted this in that Decatur thread. Anyway, I just joined this forum as I am planning to move from Savannah to Decatur next spring. I don't have a car, (nor a license for that matter), and I am SCARED to death! All I hear is that you cannot live in Atlanta without a car. I'm 21 years old, fresh outta art school, and hoping to get a good design job in the city. I have a friend I may move in with who lives about 2 minutes outside of downtown Decatur, she says MARTA access is great & wonderful, yet she still drives to work, even though she could take MARTA.
Can I really live somewhat comfortably with just my bike and a MARTA pass? I hear horror stories about being carless in the city and I also hear the other extreme that I'll be just fine. No gray area whatsoever. Sorry I am freaking out a little. I'm just worried that I'll have to move north to a bigger city with better public transit.
I've lived in Savannah for the past couple of years, and I've been able to get all over with a bike & riding the bus (grocery shopping, doctor, etc), but biking around Savannah streets is nothing compared to ATL. Help! Can someone give me honest to goodness advice? Should I give it a try or move on to NYC or something?
Not sure if I should've posted this in that Decatur thread. Anyway, I just joined this forum as I am planning to move from Savannah to Decatur next spring. I don't have a car, (nor a license for that matter), and I am SCARED to death! All I hear is that you cannot live in Atlanta without a car. I'm 21 years old, fresh outta art school, and hoping to get a good design job in the city. I have a friend I may move in with who lives about 2 minutes outside of downtown Decatur, she says MARTA access is great & wonderful, yet she still drives to work, even though she could take MARTA.
Can I really live somewhat comfortably with just my bike and a MARTA pass? I hear horror stories about being carless in the city and I also hear the other extreme that I'll be just fine. No gray area whatsoever. Sorry I am freaking out a little. I'm just worried that I'll have to move north to a bigger city with better public transit.
I've lived in Savannah for the past couple of years, and I've been able to get all over with a bike & riding the bus (grocery shopping, doctor, etc), but biking around Savannah streets is nothing compared to ATL. Help! Can someone give me honest to goodness advice? Should I give it a try or move on to NYC or something?