by Gilbert B Norman
We have members here who wish to lead life auto-free to the fullest extent possible. While "I'm not exactly" one of such - le voiture c'est moi - I respect those here who are. Away from the Northeast Corridor cities where an auto-free life is reasonably possible, here are several other cities well away from the Corridor that this Times reporter sets forth the case such is possible:
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Weekend trips to cities like Boston, Chicago or San Francisco rarely require a rental car to get around, given their extensive public transportation systems. But more unexpected locales are joining the car-optional list as new and expanding rapid transit options take root across the country.
Many major transit systems, like those in New York, predate the ubiquity of cars and serve densely populated urban areas. Now, younger and less dense cities, like Denver, are adding trains or streetcars. Even places most closely associated with cars, like Detroit and Los Angeles, are remaking transit networks once ripped out to make way for Fords, Chevys and Chryslers