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NPR: Los Angeles Living, Without a Car

Contributed by Fred Camino on October 22nd, 2006 at 2:56 am

How To Live Well Without Owning a Car

NPR has a short segment on car-free living in Los Angeles. It’s an interview with Chris Balish, author of the book “How to Live Well Without Owning a Car“, who happens to live in Los Angeles without a car and loves it. Chris was once a self-proclaimed “car-addicted person” but chose to make the jump to a car-free lifestyle for financial reasons, which I like because a huge benefit of the car-free lifestyle is the monentary savings that come from getting rid of a car all together. It’s probably one of the best reasons to choose to go car-free. Even if you spend $150 per month on car-free transportation (Metro fare, car-sharing fees, taxi fares, etc.) you are still saving a bundle compared to owning a car when you take into consideration factors such as: gasoline, parking, service, washing, and insurance. And this doesn’t even include the upfront cost of buying car.

I haven’t read Balish’s book yet, but after hearing this interview I’m going to pick it up. Look for a report in the future.

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  1. i sadly still own a car. i justify it with the idea that i’ll need it for “emergencies,” but it’s been driven hardly at all in the last 6 months (i’ve filled up the gas tank twice) and i want to so badly get rid of it. insurance is absurd and i have to pay for parking as well, therefore breaking nearly 200 dollars a month just to have it collect the cancer smog that falls on it all day and night. perhaps this will be the book to finally push me over the edge and get rid of it. metroriderla, the new craig’s list for transit? perhaps.

    Comment by tykejohnson on October 23rd, 2006 at 11:50 pm »Reply« resta suma

  2. I moved to L.A. without a car back in 1998. It was aweful. You never get to see the city. Your always waiting for buses. I had no money and lived on Hollywood and Western, and worked at the Sunset carwash. That was an long walk everyday.

    Comment by Bob on November 24th, 2006 at 9:30 pm »Reply« resta suma

  3. [...] Last October I told you all about a book called “How To Live Well Without Owning A Car” by Chris Balish. Well I finally got around to reading it and now I’m going to tell you about it as promised. [...]

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