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question regarding the ease of living in Chicago without a car
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| lücid |
| title pretty much sums it up... i'm just curious how many of you Chicagoans live/work in the city and survive without a car. i mean i assume it's doable as long as your home and work are connected easily via public transportation, but for everything else - getting groceries, shopping for bigger items, taking a cat/dog to a vet, etc - is it a pain in the ass or do you just have to make sure that you live somewhere where all of that stuff is convenient? |
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| inconspicuous |
| just live near that stuff and you're alright. I used to use one to leave the city for golf, go to restaurants, pick people up from the train, & not a whole lot else. cabs are everywhere if you really need a car, anyway. still cheaper than parking. |
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| DjRow |
i live and work at the same building :clown:
and downtown is 15min with the grand ave bus! CTA FTW! :thepirate |
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| tolgar |
| I specifically sold my car and moved to Chicago so I wouldn't have to drive anymore. The public trans system is excellent... even living in Evanston. Sometimes going westward can be difficult but that's what friends are for.:) |
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| Blake_Jarrell |
| ben and nikos do just fine because im apparently their chauffer |
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| 17thfloorplumbe |
| yea thats the part being left out.... "its ok to not have a car in the city... as long as your friends do..." |
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| 17thfloorplumbe |
cab fares...yea right.... and CTA delays ...HA!
paying for parking is not nearly as expensive as parking tickets though =p |
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| jonze |
| quote: | Originally posted by 17thfloorplumbe
cab fares...yea right.... and CTA delays ...HA!
paying for parking is not nearly as expensive as parking tickets though =p |
don't forget about getting towed and having to down to the dungeon to get your car out of the impound lot. |
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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by 17thfloorplumbe
paying for parking is not nearly as expensive as parking tickets though =p |
true.
also, it depends on where you are, I guess. I never lived more than about 10 blocks from the middle of michigan ave., so yes--cab fares around there were less than parking, when it was necessary. add in about $300-500 a month for a regular parking spot in that same area, insurance, a bit of gas, and the cost of the actual car, and you're saving a hell of a lot. actually, when we were living by northwestern station, my dad used to take the water taxi to & from work during the summer, for fun. |
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| tolgar |
| quote: | Originally posted by 17thfloorplumbe
cab fares...yea right.... and CTA delays ...HA!
paying for parking is not nearly as expensive as parking tickets though =p |
CTA delays on the train are few and very far between...but I suppose it depends on what line you ride. Mine's no later than 4 or 5 minutes... if anything..the stupid train comes about 5 minutes early and I end up waiting for the next one. |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by tolgar
I specifically sold my car and moved to Chicago so I wouldn't have to drive anymore. |
this is the boat i'm in right now. i love my current job but it's in bumble- suburbs outside Milwaukee, and i'm just dying to get rid of my daily commute (45 miles round trip) and move somewhere that has good public transportation. i've relied on a car to get me through life ever since i turned 16, but now it's just feeling like more of a hassle than it's worth... so i was curious to hear from others what life without a car is like. |
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| denys envy |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
this is the boat i'm in right now. i love my current job but it's in bumble- suburbs outside Milwaukee, and i'm just dying to get rid of my daily commute (45 miles round trip) and move somewhere that has good public transportation. i've relied on a car to get me through life ever since i turned 16, but now it's just feeling like more of a hassle than it's worth... so i was curious to hear from others what life without a car is like. |
dude it takes me 45 mins to get to work in the morning... and i live 15 miles away. |
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