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Even in most of the US cities, you can find a way to get around without a car. I can't think of a big/mid-size/small city in the US that does not have bus public transit. It sounds like you are trying to describe somewhere that has less than 30 thousand people, or even the outback. Somewhere in the middle of nowhere.
Even places like Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide have good public transit. You're only going to find what you're looking for if you go really off the grid.
I such a city exists it would be the one of the smaller cities on the East Coast or maybe inland ones like Toowoomba, though pretty well every place you would consider to be a city has bus services.
I lived in Brisbane for 6 years before getting a car, and my wife does not even have a drivers licence. I convenient having a car, not essential however.
Brisbane possibly does have the least public transport penetration of the 5 major cities, and I am sure parts of the city are much like Irene describe. That is more of a life style choice for the individuals involved however, the Bus, Train and Ferry systems across Brisbane still carry close to 200 million passengers a year.
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Brisbane also gets my vote, many of the newer Suburbs in Brisbane don't have foot paths down many of the streets, one literally has to walk on the grass or road when it is wet :P. Even much of the the inner city people drive 60-70K (which I like) down streets I wonder should be rates at 60, but none the less its not pedestrian friendly and car friendly.
This is a summary of the answers to the census question, of how a person who worked got to work on the census date in 2011. This is for the Significant Urban Areas, so ignores all the little rural towns that make up part of the Metropolitan Areas.
Adelaide: 69.40% Car, 8.60% Public Transport, 2.50% Walk, 19.50% Other
Melbourne: 64.40% Car, 14.50% Public Transport, 3.00% Walk, 18.10% Other
Brisbane: 64.10% Car, 13.50% Public Transport, 3.10% Walk 19.30% Other
Perth: 67.00% Car, 10.90% Public Transport, 2.30% Walk 19.80% Other
Sydney: 57.30% Car 21.40% Public Transport, 4.30% Walk 17.00% Other
Makes for Interesting Reading, especially the Car Usage in Melbourne been so high. The census was taken in the middle of the Australian winter, so maybe Melbourne just had one of it's well known cold, wet miserable winter days that day.
Brisbane also gets my vote, many of the newer Suburbs in Brisbane don't have foot paths down many of the streets, one literally has to walk on the grass or road when it is wet :P. Even much of the the inner city people drive 60-70K (which I like) down streets I wonder should be rates at 60, but none the less its not pedestrian friendly and car friendly.
I think It could be a stretch to call Brisbane Car friendly by the standards the OP is looking at, for the people living in the north and eastern suburbs and working in the CBD , there is absolutely nothing that resembles a highway or freeway until you get to the Gateway. Even the Western Freeway does not really start until your about 8 km from the city.
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I think It could be a stretch to call Brisbane Car friendly by the standards the OP is looking at, for the people living in the north and eastern suburbs and working in the CBD , there is absolutely nothing that resembles a highway or freeway until you get to the Gateway. Even the Western Freeway does not really start until your about 8 km from the city.
Yea that's true, the North side Bruce highway(a term used lightly) is a utter horror show, never experienced trying to get to work from the Eastern Suburbs, but there is still 3 to 1 motorways to the south side. I substitute the word friendly for reliant.
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