[bannie]

Welcome to FreeRepublic. It's a nice day to join.

[nevergore]

Peachtree City Georgia is nice but you would need a golf cart....that's the primary mode of transportation.....

Plus it's easier to haul groceries....

NeverGore :^)

[Born in a Rage]

It's called a "city". Any city.

[Cultural Jihad]

Maybe the dumpter behind Wal-Mart?

[theDentist]

New York City.

[theFIRMbss]

>I am looking for an area in the US to live where a car is not necessary

Easy. The north side of Chicago. Lincoln Park. Everything's right there.

[Blood of Tyrants]

There are places with very good public transportation systems. However, it isn't cheap to live there and they are full of liberals. I prefer a car and the freedom it brings. But then I live in flyover country.

[Military family member]

Simple, I have a cousin in Boston who hasn't had a car in 30 years. He travels all over the city by public transportation.

Any major metro area would probably work for you.

I live in a small (60,000) Midwestern City, I work out of my house, and walk or ride my bike when I need to travel.

I own a car, but probably haven't driven it more than 100 miles in the last three months.

[1rudeboy]

I recommend Ann Arbor, Michigan. Housing is cheap, if you want to live like a college student. Otherwise, housing prices are stratospheric. But a car is definitely not necessary. Good luck finding a job, though.

[SGCOS]

Some spider hole in a Super WalMart would fit the bill.
Food, wages, nice atmosphere, lots of people. Mini City.

[Cultural Jihad]

Point Reyes Station, California, if you don't mind neighbors who eat only unfractured, raw food.

[gorush]

Live aboard a sailboat...we did around Puget Sound for four years...no car needed, a different view out the porthole as desired, salmon and crab...mmmm. Plenty of ports with grocery stores nearby...it's an alternative lifestyle that is quite enjoyable if you've a nest egg that will support it. We didn't at the time but still enjoyed it immensely.

[Porterville]

San Louis Obispo.

[AnAmericanMother]

Well, definitely not Atlanta, Georgia. A car is an absolutely necessity here, even if you DO live downtown - downtown's so scattered up and down Peachtree street, and the public transportation system isn't all that great. Plus nobody except young liberal 20-somethings and folks with too much money to care live downtown. Too many problems - crime, corruption, taxes. My parents moved OUT of the city of Atlanta when they retired because property taxes were killing them. Didn't get many services for their bux either.

Peachtree City is fairly self-contained, and it doesn't have all the problems associated with living in a big city.

[Celtic Conservative]

Mackinac Island, Mi. LITERALLY no cars, only horses allowed on the island. Has the only state highway in the country on which cars are illegal. A bit cold october through april, though

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[JoeSixPack1]

Pretty simple request and you'll get a bazillion responses, but the bottom line is you need a town that favors public transportation over private and/or a horse.

Americans overall favor independence. Public transportation equals dependence.

[thoughtomator]

Well, New York City sounds like it fits your description. A person can live their whole life here without a car.

[redhead]

Montgomery, Minnesota? Everything here is within walking distance. Insurance, lawyers, two banks, pharmacy, two or three hardware stores, convenience stores, schools and churches, an award-winning municipal golf course, and, DSL. The only thing it lacks is a hospital, but the closest one is only seven miles away. Plus, it has the largest corn/pea cannery on Green Giant/Seneca's list, as well as a couple of other light industries to provide employment. Come by and take a look...

[r9etb]

Seattle or Portland would work, if you can survive the housing prices. Either that, or you can find a small town wherein most necessities can be gotten relatively nearby.

[Capriole]

Alexandria, Virginia. Gorgeous, historic, convenient, and a stone's throw from the nation's capital. Constantly enchanting, and the climate is a lot warmer than that of Lincoln Park, as I can attest. You can easily walk to shopping, waterfront, restaurants, entertainment, galleries, and historic sites; you can have dinner where George Washington had dinner or take a boat ride to Mount Vernon. The downside: it's expensive. All those beautiful 200-year-old townhouses are cute as all get-out but they do take money. There are only a few that haven't been restored yet and are cheaper.