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Living without a Car, the video. What should I include? (Patreon)

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2023-05-18 13:53:06
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Hey everyone! One of the future projects/videos I'm working on is a "what's it like living without a car in Philly" type video. I'll hit alot of the stereotypical urbanist beats in this video, but I'd also like to know what you'd like to see.

What are things that you're curious about that isn't typically talked about? Or what are some errands that you're curious about doing without a car? Type out some ideas and I'll see if I can answer or include them into the video.

-Alan

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Amy

How do you get around without a car What do you do when you _really_ need a car Total yearly costs of the above Why is this better? (like as an individual today, not the big picture common good of walkable living)

Murcury Vapor

Maybe cover bile lane/path etiquette; motorized bikes in the lanes; The decline of zipcar during and after the pandemic; Bikes on trains; Cost of careshares/rideshares vs. ownership; Promoting [pushing] the idea of expanding bike lanes. Is the change to 40th and Walnut bike lane problematic? At-some-distance: Why do I see some many NJ plates in the city parked on neighborhood streets?

Caio de Souza

Do you rent cars, if so for what purpose and how often; if not how do you go to remote places like national parks? Also do you rent cars when you’re traveling?

Martín Hoecker-Martínez

Handling children, assuming you feel comfortable talking about it, is it fruitful area of topics. They get injured or sick and need to be transported to or from school, home, and medical care often with minimal notice. It's not impossible but it definitely exposes institutional expectations of a parent's transportation among other things. Similar things could be said about extracurricular activities. The parental minivan is a stereotype for a reason. Chauffeuring kids around is a tempting solution given the lack of predictability (often because children are the main conduit of information and they are not always reliable reporters)

Tom Carlson

I’ll channel my father’s question here: What about folks with limited mobility? That’s always his complaint when they do something anti-car downtown. (Or, perhaps more accurately, something not pro-car.) He can’t walk all that far, and his bicycling days are behind him. The alternative of walking to a bus stop, taking one or more buses, then walking to a destination does not appeal to him at all. Related question: How to deal with folks who think they’re “too good” for public transportation? There’s a big stigma in a lot of places that buses are for poor folks. Subways too, like the MARTA in Atlanta being for poor (read “black”) folks.

Thaddeus Wojack

Not Often Talked About: Access to local bike repair services--either private, co-op, or (very rarely) public. How is it in Philly? General Issues: Bike Parking. How is it in Philly? Is there any outside of larger institutions where you would more likely expect it? Or do you more often have to improvise with street signs? From experience, carrying around a beefy u-lock or chain is a literal pain sometimes. On a related note: theft. Have you had anything stolen while parked yet? Semi-related: Outdoor seating. Is Philly as obnoxiously behind the curve as other cities on permitting it? Being able to keep an eye on your bike can be very reassuring, so its doubly annoying when the city and local orgs still won't let me enjoy my food, drink outside! One of the issues I think you might run into while answering some of these questions is that the answers may highly depend on the specific neighborhood. This is definitely the case in Baltimore, and I expect much the same in Philly.

Nick Felker

Going around a city is fine but what happens when you have to leave the city for the burbs or another non-urban place?

Brent Bovenzi

Also, getting into the nature that hasn't yet been paved over.

Brent Lucke

Knowing you had the Subaru, how did you replace the feeling of sprited driving? Day to day I’d love to never touch my car, but going for a drive in the country on the weekends is great. What’s the closest car-free alternative to driving for sport?

Robert Baron

Philly gets really hot in summer. What provision for shade on the streets is the city providing (like street trees and awnings on stores)? A group called Groundwork USA is working on Climate Safe Neighborhoods around the country and I assume someone is doing this in Philly too. What is subway and bus service like at night, particularly late at night? How long, and how frequent, are transit trips to places like Manayunk to Queens Village by transit? What is it like at night? Also, when someone parks on the street in Philly, they have to walk to wherever they found a spot. This is not much different than walking to the bus stop.