Lots of neighborhoods used to be car free
I feel like north beach, SF could do well with permanently closing some streets
I know someone who lives there and loves it, but they have had issues with petty crime. Also one developer having most of the ownership of your community is not great.
Also “America’s first car free neighborhood” is so goofy. We had neighborhoods before cars existed lmao
Arguably college campuses can be car free neighborhoods. The one I went to had dedicated “family” living arrangements, such as for a student with child, perhaps spouse or parent
@CityNerd covered this a year ago. https://youtu.be/-xhRzM5SVpw
A studio in that development costs $1,440 USD a month.
Which is a lot, but you also don’t need any of the expense of owning a car. Not a dollar of it.
It’s also brand-new and there are only 288 units, plus it’s acting as a proof of concept as much as a housing solution. The prices reflect a supply and demand issue but hopefully this will lead to more and more of this kind of development.
Honestly, as someone who doesn’t even believe studio apartments should really be allowed at all, it’s not that bad when you actually think a little.
