▲ 316 ▼ Vehicle Ownership by US City (lemmy.ml) submitted 3 years ago by usrtrv@lemmy.ml to c/dataisbeautiful@lemmy.ml 45 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/planes-trains-and-automobiles/u-s-cities-with-the-highest-and-lowest-vehicle-ownership/
[+] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 21 points 3 years ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blackout@kbin.social 14 points 3 years ago (3 children) Knowing the actual public transportation options here its pretty sad. They are expanding bus services but getting around the city requires either a bike or a car. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] usrtrv@lemmy.ml [S] 3 points 3 years ago How much trouble does winter weather cause for folks in Detroit who do not have cars? How close to downtown Detroit do you need to be to still have an acceptable amount of freedom of movement without needing a car? From personal experience living in Denver (we get roughly the same snowfall as Detroit). I found driving in the snow much more annoying then walking/taking the bus. I'm guessing Detroit's lack of car ownership is partly due to income. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blackout@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Property has stayed relatively cheap around here. So people working service jobs can afford to live closer to work sometimes. But I think the answer is a combination of unemployment, inability to afford a car and people driving without license and registration which is used for this data explains it more than a functioning public transportation system. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackout@kbin.social 14 points 3 years ago (3 children) Knowing the actual public transportation options here its pretty sad. They are expanding bus services but getting around the city requires either a bike or a car. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] usrtrv@lemmy.ml [S] 3 points 3 years ago How much trouble does winter weather cause for folks in Detroit who do not have cars? How close to downtown Detroit do you need to be to still have an acceptable amount of freedom of movement without needing a car? From personal experience living in Denver (we get roughly the same snowfall as Detroit). I found driving in the snow much more annoying then walking/taking the bus. I'm guessing Detroit's lack of car ownership is partly due to income. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blackout@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Property has stayed relatively cheap around here. So people working service jobs can afford to live closer to work sometimes. But I think the answer is a combination of unemployment, inability to afford a car and people driving without license and registration which is used for this data explains it more than a functioning public transportation system. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] usrtrv@lemmy.ml [S] 3 points 3 years ago How much trouble does winter weather cause for folks in Detroit who do not have cars? How close to downtown Detroit do you need to be to still have an acceptable amount of freedom of movement without needing a car? From personal experience living in Denver (we get roughly the same snowfall as Detroit). I found driving in the snow much more annoying then walking/taking the bus. I'm guessing Detroit's lack of car ownership is partly due to income. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blackout@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Property has stayed relatively cheap around here. So people working service jobs can afford to live closer to work sometimes. But I think the answer is a combination of unemployment, inability to afford a car and people driving without license and registration which is used for this data explains it more than a functioning public transportation system. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] usrtrv@lemmy.ml [S] 3 points 3 years ago How much trouble does winter weather cause for folks in Detroit who do not have cars? How close to downtown Detroit do you need to be to still have an acceptable amount of freedom of movement without needing a car? From personal experience living in Denver (we get roughly the same snowfall as Detroit). I found driving in the snow much more annoying then walking/taking the bus. I'm guessing Detroit's lack of car ownership is partly due to income. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackout@kbin.social 2 points 3 years ago Property has stayed relatively cheap around here. So people working service jobs can afford to live closer to work sometimes. But I think the answer is a combination of unemployment, inability to afford a car and people driving without license and registration which is used for this data explains it more than a functioning public transportation system. permalink fedilink source parent
