Originally Posted by
prathmann
Which parts of the country would those be? I've lived in ND, MI, MN, AZ, NJ, and CA, and never found it necessary to use a car to get to work and/or school. Sure, if you choose to live 50 miles from where you work and there's no public transit then it becomes a problem. But it's generally possible to find housing closer than that to places of employment.
Well...
-The housing near the employment may not be desirable- either higher crime rate or the school system sucks or conversely, the real estate isn't affordable.
-The employer shuts down or relocates out of the area and you weren't invited to follow (or were, but turned down for any number of reasons) and it takes a year or more to find suitable employment again. By this time, a good chunk of any funds that could be used to move closer to work have been used just to make ends meet. Been there, still doing that.
-You work the second shift and the local transit that you've relied on for years decides that it isn't economically viable to run night time service anymore-
which is what the people in Tulsa are going to have to deal with- which means some people may end up unemployed or buying a car.