kashmir772 t1_j6dc7hm wrote on January 29, 2023 at 3:27 PM

Reply to comment by Rook22Ti in Anyone know what’s going on downtown? Sounded like a whole bunch of gunshots right outside my apartment by apersello34

I would love to be able to live downtown and not need a car. But this is America and it just isn’t built to be car free. Sure you can do it some places but it is more difficult and annoying. And there are something’s that you can’t do.

chuckie512 t1_j6hwnrz wrote on January 30, 2023 at 1:27 PM

25% of Pittsburgh households are car free. You could do it too.

kashmir772 t1_j6i22lr wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:12 PM

Not if I ever wanted to visit my family that lives in rural Pa.

chuckie512 t1_j6i2y79 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:18 PM

Yeah unfortunately if they're not near the Amtrak line, you're stuck driving.

However, it's probably cheaper to just rent a car when going out to visit.

AAA estimates car ownership costs at $900/mo (including maintenance/gas/depreciation/etc). Not sure how often you visit, but It's probably worth investigating.