Do you definitely need to keep your car? Take it with a grain of salt, but Jersey City just edged out Philly in a recent study of cities where it is easiest to live car free. Just search this sub for parking and Heights and you'll find anguished car owners frittering away hours of their lives looking for parking, dealing with permits, raging over tickets, and furious with their neighbors' parking behavior. If you can opt out, do it!