If it's anything like the major cities here it's simply easier and cheaper to take public transport.
I don't drive to work because the congestion, finding parking, parking costs etc is just a pain in the ass.
That's the issue I have. Unless you work downtown in Houston, public transport is just awful. And even then you still need to own a car to get to the park & ride to catch the bus.If only it was easier to use public transit here. It's fucking horrible in Atlanta, and the traffic there is horrendous.
Here in Nashville we voted down a transportation expansion bills because some business owners & their fear-mongering shot it down, so it will be a cold day in hell before we ever make any improvement in this city. I'm really hoping Atlanta does something for their citizens.
Nep pulling into Metro Atlanta every monday morningNo shit people are looking for alternatives. If MARTA were better I'd use it over putting my car in these horrendous traffic conditions every weekday.
Bruh I'm deadass laughing aloud in the parking garage. People lookin at me. 😂
Because the human beings that designed the roads in Atlanta and its surrounding areas deserve to rot for how shitty these roads are.
Our's was just to greatly expand the bus routes and bus times so that more people had access, but rich business owners bitched about how their companies would somehow be negatively impacted, so people fell for it and voted it down.
What throws me for a loop is how bad the roads are even outside of the super densely populated areas. Like, grass barriers in between sides of the road that could EASILY constitute 3 more lanes of traffic, and yet I'm going 15 mph in the middle of the day because trucks are in the left lane and people scared to be on the road are in the right lane.yeah... a big part of traffic that I see in midtown -> buckhead is that non cars don't really have lanes. So they have to SingleWheel hoverboard shit in the driving lanes, or ride on fucked up sidewalks...which is probably illegal. I understand how so many people get killed on their bikes. People have to be aware of them, temper their speed, and maneuver around.
Atl needs at least 1.5 more lane so that asshole making a left over a double yellow doesn't ruin it for everyone miles back.
Sounds like the same shit they tried to pull in Phoenix. Only the Koch Brothers tried to pull the plug on all light rail extensions. Thank god Prop 105 was shot down.
Fuck the Koch Brothers. Total scum that only benefit from holding back progress.
That's the issue I have. Unless you work downtown in Houston, public transport is just awful. And even then you still need to own a car to get to the park & ride to catch the bus.
I'd kill for good public transport here.
this is what conservatism is
I live in Louisville and we're not very "non driving" friendly but even here I could use a combination of a bike/dockless scooter for 98% of the travel I do, and then Uber or something for the rest. That would be insanely cheaper than the car payment/insurance/gas/maintenance I pay yearly. Seriously considering ditching my car in the near future.
Well... the racists, you know?Marta should have been bigger and also extended to Cobb, but that would make too much sense.
I had a perpetual learner's permit in NYC.I totally understand not wanting to own a car in the city. I don't understand not having a license though as I've met several adults from NYC who think it's a badge of honor not to have one for some reason.
Living in Nola it's easy to not have a car. Same as Boston and Houston from my experience especially when you see articles detailing how many people are defaulting on their car loans or over extend themselves with what they buy. Car sharing services work pretty well and rentals aren't too expensive for a weekend.
Did you have to have someone in the car with you that had a license when you drove? What makes you not get a license?I had a perpetual learner's permit in NYC.
Had zero need for a DL.
Yes, you need a licensed driver in the vehicle when you drive. I just had almost no reason to drive in NYC and when traveling outside of the 5 boros there was always someone else that had a license going too.Did you have to have someone in the car with you that had a license when you drove? What makes you not get a license?
Yes, you need a licensed driver in the vehicle when you drive. I just had almost no reason to drive in NYC and when traveling outside of the 5 boros there was always someone else that had a license going too.
I live in Louisville and we're not very "non driving" friendly but even here I could use a combination of a bike/dockless scooter for 98% of the travel I do, and then Uber or something for the rest. That would be insanely cheaper than the car payment/insurance/gas/maintenance I pay yearly. Seriously considering ditching my car in the near future.
The buses are great if you aren't in a rush and know how they work. Growing up in rural Kentucky, this wasn't a skill I came equipped with when I moved to Louisville and so I had some interesting adventures on TARC buses.I visit Louisville once a month to see my fiancee and we have thought of using the public buses if we ever need to go downtown. It seems to really help out a lot of folks there who couldn't afford a car to get around.
I live in West Kentucky, so a car is mandatory to live out here. I checked into any transportation to get me to Louisville and back, and the cheapest I found was $70 one way bus ticket. 3 and half hour trips there then back is a killer...
i got one when i moved to GAThis is actually more common that people realize. Driving to the city is a giant pain in the ass, and there are enough transportation options to make not owning a vehicle plausible. Which I love about the city. I would still have a license regardless, since my cousins who moved from NYC to Florida were completely fucked.