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San Diego you could skateboard to your job at Roberto's Taco Shop after chillaxing on the beach and smoking a doobie. After work you could hang ten in the waves then chillax some more in your totally cool apartment that never needs A/C.
This is pretty tough. San Diego has some decent light rail and buses, decent inner neighborhoods around downtown and is fairly dense. On the other hand you have Atlanta with a far superior heavy rail system and probably comparable bus service but much lower density. However it seems like Atlanta has a bigger core so that gives it a bit of an advantage too.
This is pretty tough. San Diego has some decent light rail and buses, decent inner neighborhoods around downtown and is fairly dense. On the other hand you have Atlanta with a far superior heavy rail system and probably comparable bus service but much lower density. However it seems like Atlanta has a bigger core so that gives it a bit of an advantage too.
If you are willing to walk and bike more I think SD offers some better inner neighborhoods around DT esp with the mild weather for doing so...Atlanta will probably get you more places faster without a car though.. but just around DT and if you lived in a neighborhood around there, went to the beach, etc... SD probably better.
Living in certain neighborhoods without a car is not that hard in Sd, it's getting across town that is difficult and time consuming. Unfortunately the Trolley (light rail) doesn't link the best neighborhoods to live w/o a car.
I lived in UTC w/o a car for two years, wasn't that hard as everything I needed was in the area and I worked and went to school there too. Bus service is pretty good in the area, especially now from what I hear with the "Super Loop" service. It's also really good for UCSD students that can use the shuttles in the neighborhood. I lived w/o a car in Pacific Beach for 6 months while I worked downtown, that was actually pretty easy too because of the express bus that went straight downtown. Even when I had a car in PB I rarely used it for day to day stuff since most everything was within walking or biking distance.
Unless you work in Dowtown SD, which many don't, it can be difficult getting to work w/o a car if you work in any of the other major employment centers.
San Diego doesn't have anything like Marta. It hits almost all the popular points and if you choose to live near it and lucky enough to work near it you're set.
This cannot be serious?MARTA will take you from the inside of the airport to Perimeter Mall area and further.at least 30 miles or close to that.It also links up with other systems like CCT and Gwinnett Transit.
Well into2 of the most populous suburbs.
All the the tourist areas are connected and you can take bikes on MARTA as well
It may not be NYC but it is a little more than adequate.
Atlanta also has a better rail system than Seattle too, doesn't mean it's necessarily a better place to live with out a car though. I would think living in a dense, walkable neighborhood with all the amenities one needs is a bit more important than being able to take a train to the airport or some tourist attractions. Haven't heard much on that end with Atlanta yet regarding neighborhoods.
Atlanta also has a better rail system than Seattle too, doesn't mean it's necessarily a better place to live with out a car though. I would think living in a dense, walkable neighborhood with all the amenities one needs is a bit more important than being able to take a train to the airport or some tourist attractions. Haven't heard much on that end with Atlanta yet regarding neighborhoods.
Atlanta also has a better rail system than Seattle too, doesn't mean it's necessarily a better place to live with out a car though. I would think living in a dense, walkable neighborhood with all the amenities one needs is a bit more important than being able to take a train to the airport or some tourist attractions. Haven't heard much on that end with Atlanta yet regarding neighborhoods.
Is San Diego Seattle?NO.I live downtown Atlanta.My house and neighborhood is less than a 10 minute walk to the subway station.I know its hard for some of you to believe but not everybody in Atlanta live in the suburbs stuck in traffic everyday.
Further more I have a roommate from Spain that rides his bike to and from Georgia Tech which is about 10 minutes by car.He could ride MARTA as he did when he first got here but he prefers to bike it.
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