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In article <31d5ee06.1366519@news.clark.net>, cwinters@clark.net (Chris
Winters) wrote:

> There are plenty of places to live in DC where you don't need a
> car. It's been six months since I've had access to one and
> haven't had the need -- that's not to say I haven't had the
> desire... And I'm moving to another place in a month where I
> shouldn't need one either. It's possible in places other than
> oh-so-holy new york.

Well, I know. That's why I never suggested otherwise.

It's very possible to live in Boston, or DC, or San Francisco with no car.
I just think that a car shoots much farther up the list of luxuries you
might want in those places than it does in New York. 

I'm always amazed by the density of services and shopping in Manhattan. It
seems that you're never far from the places you need to go to buy food,
stop at an ATM, pick something up at the drugstore, etc. Car-free life in
Boston was an endless series of walking trips to places not particularly
conveniently located, and DC seems to be built much the same way. So it's
doable, but having a vehicle makes life considerable easier. (_Depending_
on a vehicle, on the other hand, can be a real pain.)

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