Would you live in Green Lake without a car? (transfer, neighborhoods)

[movingwiththewind]

Is it possible to live in Green Lake without a car?

[abigailprettycat]

yes

[Ira500]

Metro buses 16, 26, 64, and 76 serve the Greenlake area. The 358, if it still exists, serves the west side of Greenlake, so all in all, Greenlake bus service is pretty good.
It's a convenience to have a car if you need to go to places where you'd have to transfer and ride several buses, but going downtown is easy.

[observer]

I started a similiar thread. Basically, areas to stay at when visiting without needing a car. Greenlake is one of the areas I have looked into and have heard and read many positive things about; especially Greenlake park.

[movingwiththewind]

Originally Posted by Ira500

Metro buses 16, 26, 64, and 76 serve the Greenlake area. The 358, if it still exists, serves the west side of Greenlake, so all in all, Greenlake bus service is pretty good.
It's a convenience to have a car if you need to go to places where you'd have to transfer and ride several buses, but going downtown is easy.

Thanks, Ira. Yes, I realized there're busses to downtown in Greenlake, but how do you buy your groceries and other everyday stuff, especially if you don't live near Aurora Av, where I saw a PCC? I also saw a Whole Foods somewhere in the area. Are those two the only grocery stores in the Greenlake area?

People who live in Greenlake without a car, how do you do it? Do you buy your everyday stuff, including food, online? You don't take a bus to downtown or walk a couple of miles to Aurora Av. to buy food, do you?

[Ira500]

It's not like there are no places to buy groceries at Greenlake. There aren't any supermarkets. There's a smaller grocer at 300 NE 65th ST and another one at 2201 N 56th.

[lovingthegreen]

Zipcar is another option if you want to drive to a large supermarket and make a significant shopping trip, for example.

[seattlenextyear]

Anything is possible. Other neighborhoods would be much suited for carlessness though. Capitol hill, for one. At least there's a nice grocery store that has everything you'd need.

[SaltyDawg]

Totally doable.

The grocery situation isn't ideal, but it's manageable. There is a nice Safeway on 77th if you're on the east side of the lake; a newly refurbished QFC on 45th if you're on the Wallingford side, and the PCC that you saw on the north side.

To add to the bus routes that Ira mentioned - the 48, which is the busiest bus in the city- runs along the north and east sides constantly, going through the U-district Southbound and up to Loyal Heights/Greenwood Northbound.

If you have a bike, you can do about anything you'd ever need to.

[movingwiththewind]

Thanks everybody. Great help and tips!