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Most of the truly bike-able places mentioned are going to be expensive places to live.
However one exception to this would be Greenville, SC. I think most people in CLT, who haven't seen what they have done with that city would be shocked at the progress made there. They have a huge mixed use stroll district which is something that CLT really doesn't have.
If you can line up a job, try Southport, NC. It's across the bay from Wilmington, which is accessible by ferry. Southport is walker and bicyclist-friendly as well as quite pretty and historical. Love the beach? Take the ferry to Kure or Carolina beach and cycle about 4 miles past the aquarium to Kure, or keep going to Carolina beach. You'll find good pier fishing and MANY good restaurants all along the beachfront. The downside is that the restaurant work (with a few exceptions) tends to be seasonal.
Check out the coastal Neuse River area. The Neuse feeds right into Pamlico Bay, the largest lagoon in the U.S.. New Bern is about a half-hour's ride from the outer-reaches of the Pamlico sound area. There are a few major chain hotels in the area which should afford employment opportunities. You WON'T get that northeastern city feel in this area. It's quite beautiful.
But for convenience' sake, the area a mile inland from Carolina beach will probably be your best bet. There are rental apartments there.
I promise you that this area is a far cry from what you'll find in Buffalo, NY, one of the most brutal places to live in winter.
Charlotte has a lot of bus lines and is becoming more bicycle friendly every year and easier and easier to get around in. The weather is nice, and winter is nothing like the beastly winter of Buffalo. Charlotte has spawned many new very good restaurants in recent years, so you'll be able to take your pick of upscale eateries throughout the city. Uptown and SouthPark areas probably offer the best in employment possibilities for you.
Southport? Hell to the no...
like you said, it's seasonal and he's trapped there without a car.
Thanx so much everyone for all the help. And the more I research, the more it seems do-able. Still trying to learn how to navigate this site. very confusing, its hard to find my posts once I write them.thankyou.
Thanx so much everyone for all the help. And the more I research, the more it seems do-able. Still trying to learn how to navigate this site. very confusing, its hard to find my posts once I write them.thankyou.
Just click on your name, either a pull down menu will appear where you can click "find all posts by buffaloeastcoast" or if not, click on the "statistics" tab on the next page and from there you can access the posts.
I don't know that I would want to live in a college town in my current old age, but Boone has a good bus system and can be bike friendly. Plenty of restaurant jobs and affordable housing, although you'll be up against students for both. Lots of stuff to do.
like you said, it's seasonal and he's trapped there without a car.
It's difficult to know what his priorities are. The no-car, avid cyclists that I've known tended to be frugal minimalists. The restaurant industry tends to be somewhat seasonal almost everywhere except for major metropolitan areas such as New York, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Reno, etc.. There's nothing like snow storms and rainy seasons to kill business.
The son of one of my employees has worked for two uptown and one major SouthPark upscale restaurant. He said that Charlotteans don't tip well unless there's a convention in town.
Maybe Charleston or some other tourist town pays much better.
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