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#1 Re: Cars / Parking / Danger from / Gas+Energy » Cost of Car2Go vs. car ownership » 2017-12-04 16:34:00

ecloera

We moved from Portland to Austin a number of years ago. We didn't have a car there and thought we could do it here. We tried using Car2Go, the bus, TNC's, bikes and we walked a lot as well. We both work from home, so we didn't even have to go anywhere for work. We did live near two grocery stores and a decent bus line that ran every 30 minutes. After 4 years we finally gave up. We got on the Tesla list and bought a Chevy Bolt. And now we live in the city center. We tried for years and just gave up on public transportation. When I go back to visit family in Virginia, it's so natural to just get off my plane and get on a train to my family's residence or even going back to Portland, get off the plane and get on Trimet to go visit friends. We hope things change here in Austin, but it doesn't look promising.

#2 Re: Minor Planning + Facilities that aren't Bike Lanes • Fac. inc. BikeLanes » Sorry Austin, Portland bike facilities make Austin look pitiful! » 2016-10-08 11:57:56

ecloera

Don -

Thanks for update on my former home. We moved from Portland to Austin 11 years ago. We didn't own a car there because we didn't need to.
We rode our bikes, used Trimet and the streetcars quite a bit.
We actually don't own a car now either. In all fairness we live in Central Austin close to quite a number of amenities. I hope Austin can realize the multi-modal transportation system sooner than later. For now my wife and I always ask for more frequent bus schedules. Every time we go in front of a CapMetro or city associated transportation group, we always state our names and where we moved from and inevitably we hear a sigh.. they're tired of being compared to Portland and when are we going to be more like Portland.

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