Originally Posted by
DrIsotope
That does nothing but prove my point. Downtown L.A. is 70 miles from me-- a little over a traffic-free hour by car, or a paltry 4 hours by public transit-- and the S.F. Metro is only 450 miles away. The L.A. metro without a car sounds terrifying. If one were to live in the S.F. area, they could presumably live without a car... but have you been to San Francisco? No thanks.
One thing that strikes me is the wide range of spaces where people live a carfree life. Hang around here for a while and you'll be pleasantly surprised by the areas where people are happily carfree. I really hope that some of the lurkers from California will pop out and tell us about it!