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Where have you lived Car-free?

I'd like to get a running tally of where folks here have lived car-free as adults. I'll try to keep the list continually updated in this post.

I'll start:

CANADA

Winnipeg, MB - Machka (6 years)
Red Deer, AB - Machka (1.5 years)
Calgary, AB - Buglady (1 year)
Victoria, BC - Buglady (7 years)
St. Catharines, ON - ryanz4 (5 years)

CHINA

Xinyang, Henen, P.R. - Robert C (3 years)

GERMANY

Munich - djwid (1 year)
Bamburg - benajah (2 years)

IRELAND

Carrickmacross - benajah (1 year)

ITALY

Vicenza - benajah (2 years)

MEXICO

Tijuana, BCN - Ekdog (2 years)
Cd. Juárez, Chih - Ekdog (1year)

SPAIN

Seville - Ekdog (20 years)

SWITZERLAND

St. Gallen, CH - chrisch (8.5 years)

U.K.

York - benajah (2 years)
Hampshire - rbrian (5 years)
Aberdeenshire - rbrian (1 year)

U.S.

Cambridge, MA - uke (4 years)
Boston, MA - Jim from Boston (20 years)
North Attleboro, MA - DX Rider (12 years)

Seattle, WA - bragi (5 years), daxr (1 year)
Bremerton, WA - bmclaughlin807 (2 years)
Kirkland, WA - djwid (2 years)

Columbus, OH - pedex (8.5 years), politicalgeek (3 mo)

Denver Metro, CO - bmclaughlin807 ( 5 years), ban guzzi (2 years)

Lakeside, AZ - bmclaughlin807 (1 year)
Phoenix, AZ - DanMach (1 year)

Alameda, CA - bmclaughlin807 (1 year)
San Diego, CA - Ekdog (20 years), dingster41 (1 year), Roody (1 year)
Glendale, CA - Ekdog (2 years)
San Francisco, CA - Ekdog (1 year)
Los Angeles, CA - Artkansas (? years), booger1 (32 years)
Santa Barbara, CA - Artkansas (? years)
Chico, CA - Robert C (2 years)
Tustin, CA - DX Rider (3 years)
Inland Empire, CA - mijome07 (6 years)
Irvine, CA - Zian (3 years)
Santa Cruz, CA - daxr (.5 year)

Hampton, VA - bmclaughlin807 (1 year)
Reston, VA - BretM (1 year)
Blacksburg, VA - djwid (3 years)

Orlando, FL - bmclaughlin807 (1 year)

El Paso, TX - Ekdog (1 year)
Dallas, TX - platy (2 years)
Austin, TX - platy (6 years)
Fort Worth, TX - urban_assault (2 years)

Little Rock, AR - Artkansas (? years)

Starkville, MS - toThinkistoBe (2 years)
Gautier, MS - toThinkistoBe (2 years)

Iowa City, IA - mesasone (1.5 years)

Highland Park, MI - Roody (3 years)
Jackson, MI - Roody (4 years)
Lansing, MI - Roody (10 years)
Detroit, MI - Jim from Boston (1 year)
Ann Arbor, MI - Jim from Boston (4 years)

Memphis, TN - DX Rider (1 year)

Sarasota Springs, NY - jasonpraxis (1 year)
NYC, NY - jasonpraxis (3 years), baldsue (3 years)

Chicago, IL - jasonpraxis (5 years), LoRoK (9 years)

St. Cloud, MN - Scheherezade (1 year)
Northfield, MN - rockmom (4 years)

Fayetteville, NC - wahoonc (2 years)
Greensboro, NC - wahoonc (4 years), AllenG (? years)

Newport, RI - billew (35 years)

Portland, OR - rockmom (1 year), daxr (1 year), RobCG (2 years)
Beaverton, OR - djwid (6 years)

Salt Lake City, UT - rockmom (2.5 years)

Madison, WI - rockmom (8 years)

Albuquerque, NM - LoRoK (5 years)

Athens, GA - AllenG (1 year)
Atlanta, GA - urban_assault (8 years)

Well, I was car-ownership-free up till the age of 18, and I lived all over western Canada. But as an adult ...

Winnipeg, MB for 6 years
Red Deer, AB for 1.5 years

Quote:

Originally Posted by uke (Post 9002544)

I'd like to get a running tally of where folks here have lived car-free as adults. I'll try to keep the list continually updated in this post.

I'll start:

Cambridge, MA - uke (4 years)
Seattle, WA - bragi (? years)
Winnipeg, MB - Machka (6 years)
Red Deer, AB - Machka (1.5 years)

sorry; Seattle WA, 5 years.

columbus ohio 8.5 years

Denver Metro (Denver, Aurora, Lakewood), Colorado, 5 yrs
Lakeside, Arizona, 1 year
Bremerton, Washington, 2 years
Alameda, California, 1 year
Hampton, Virginia, 1 year
Orlando, Florida, 1 year

Victoria, BC: 7 years (moved out on my own at 19, didn't get driver's license till I was 26)
Calgary, AB: 1 year, and about to start again.

San Diego, California: about twenty years.
Glendale, California: two years.
San Francisco, California: one year.
Tijuana, BCN, Mexico: about two years.
El Paso, Texas: about one year.
Cd. Juárez, Chih.:Mexico, about one year.
Seville, Spain: twenty years.

Dallas, Texas: 2 years
Austin, Texas: 6 years

L.A. : 4
Santa Barbara : 5
Little Rock : 4

St. Catharines, Ontario - around 5 years

Starkville, MS - 2 years
Gautier, MS - 2 years

phoenix, AZ. 1 year.

(Yes, the summers suck)

San Diego, CA 1 year

Chico, CA -- 2 years
Xinyang, Henen, P.R. China -- 3 years

Iowa City, IA - about 1.5 years now

Highland Park, MI, 3 years (as an adult)
San Diego, CA, 1 year
Jackson, MI, 4 years
Lansing, MI, 10 years

Curious--what's the purpose of the list?

Quote:

Originally Posted by uke (Post 9005323)

^ Curiosity on my part. I also thought it would be neat to get an idea of the breadth of places people here have managed to go CF in.

I often find myself thinking, "I need to be in a big city with this and this and that" to do it, but something like this helps illustrate that it's possible to live without a car in a lot of places if you set your mind to it.

Already got 5 countries and (as of your post) 12 states up. It might also help new visitors and lurkers who automatically rule out certain regions of the country because they can't imagine making it work there.

Good idea. I hope a lot of people respond--especially some of the lurkers.

:)

Reston VA for a bit more than a year...was working in a bike shop at the time too :)

Ann Arbor, MI: Four academic years (home for summers)
Detroit, MI: About one year but always bumming rides
Boston, MA: About 20 years (but did rent cars occasionally)

Memphis, TN - 1 year
Tustin, CA - 3 years
North Attleboro, MA - 12 years

Saratoga Springs, NY: 1 year
New York City (Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn): 3 years
Chicago, IL: 5 years

Edit: Went back to look at the list again and I've added a couple of towns to my "Places to visit" text file. I'm a transient academic laborer, so anywhere in the US or Canada where it's possible to be car free is a potential work site. Great idea for a Google Map, too.

St. Cloud, MN - >1 year

Quote:

Originally Posted by uke (Post 9005323)

It might also help new visitors and lurkers who automatically rule out certain regions of the country because they can't imagine making it work there.

Like Winnipeg with its brutal winters, for example? :D

Columbus, OH-about 3 months. Looking forward to going car free again.