This is the question posed on CityNerd video titled “Walkable Cities But They Keep Getting More Affordable”

If you ditched your car, could you afford to leave the suburbs for a great urban neighborhood?

Ray Delahanty answers the question in the 26 biggest US cities.

The analysis assumes the all-in cost of owning and operating a car is $1,000 per month, including purchase, insurance, fuel, and maintenance.

In the city, transportation costs might total about $250 per month for transit passes, biking, ride-hailing, and other small expenses.

This results in an effective $750 per month increase in the housing budget for city center residents who do not own a car.

The results of the video are quite interesting, as you can get more m² in walkable areas in most cities

  • P00ptart@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 days ago

    I have 2 cars in a rural “city” cars are absolutely required here. We used to have a trolley, but it got killed in the GM/Firestone conspiracy. Things could have been so much better and as much as I love my MX-5, overall I totally get fuck cars. I wish I had the option to opt out of ownership. But since I don’t have that option, I chose to maximize the fun, and minimize the damage. It’s honestly the best I can do in the Midwest. If the winters continue to get warmer I can get rid of the Wrangler entirely, which … Fuck that’s not good either. It’d be nice to live in a world without cars, and I want that. I’d absolutely give up both for a bus pass or light rail but logistically, I can’t. And it’s bullshit that that was once an option, but our lives were made worse by capitalism and forces outside of our control.