Comments on: Living in Chicago Without a Car http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2008/09/14/living-in-chicago-without-a-car/ Jeff Woelker's Home for Search Marketing, Social Media, Chicago, and Life on the North Side Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:36:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bobbie http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2008/09/14/living-in-chicago-without-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-11160 Bobbie Fri, 29 May 2009 05:24:59 +0000 http://www.jeffwoelker.com/?p=441#comment-11160 Hey, congratulations on your decision to go car-free. My husband and I were living just outside Dallas, TX 4 years ago...sold both our cars..and moved to Chicago. Never looked back. We use CTA, Pace, cabs, and IGo and Peapod for groceries...plus we walk a lot. It's great. Actually, my husband's transportation is completely free, his employer gives him vouchers for public transportation. I guess where you live in the city makes a difference, too. But we figure we save over $6000 a year...and that's freedom to us. Hey, congratulations on your decision to go car-free. My husband and I were living just outside Dallas, TX 4 years ago…sold both our cars..and moved to Chicago. Never looked back. We use CTA, Pace, cabs, and IGo and Peapod for groceries…plus we walk a lot. It’s great. Actually, my husband’s transportation is completely free, his employer gives him vouchers for public transportation. I guess where you live in the city makes a difference, too. But we figure we save over $6000 a year…and that’s freedom to us.

]]> By: jemster http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2008/09/14/living-in-chicago-without-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-10698 jemster Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:47:45 +0000 http://www.jeffwoelker.com/?p=441#comment-10698 Congrats on going car free! My husband and I have lived in Chicago for 4 years now without a car with no problems. Before that it was New York. We walk everywhere and feel so much better for it. The CTA is great and when you absolutely need one, cabs are abundant - and when you average out the money you save on car payment, insurance, gas etc, you can indulge in cabs occasionally with NO GUILT. Congrats on going car free! My husband and I have lived in Chicago for 4 years now without a car with no problems. Before that it was New York. We walk everywhere and feel so much better for it. The CTA is great and when you absolutely need one, cabs are abundant – and when you average out the money you save on car payment, insurance, gas etc, you can indulge in cabs occasionally with NO GUILT.

]]> By: Norhafidz http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2008/09/14/living-in-chicago-without-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-10663 Norhafidz Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:34:59 +0000 http://www.jeffwoelker.com/?p=441#comment-10663 That was a nice car :), curious to know how things are going on there without a car. I'll surely cannot live without car here back in my place. That was a nice car :) , curious to know how things are going on there without a car. I’ll surely cannot live without car here back in my place.

]]> By: Christine http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2008/09/14/living-in-chicago-without-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-10638 Christine Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:39:50 +0000 http://www.jeffwoelker.com/?p=441#comment-10638 Congratulations on going car free. I know plenty of families here and couples who are car free. Looking forward to hearing how it goes. Congratulations on going car free. I know plenty of families here and couples who are car free. Looking forward to hearing how it goes.

]]> By: kadavy http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2008/09/14/living-in-chicago-without-a-car/comment-page-1/#comment-10634 kadavy Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:58:28 +0000 http://www.jeffwoelker.com/?p=441#comment-10634 Congrats! I've been car free almost two years now ( http://snipr.com/3qebj ). I have to say, it was a little easier in SF than Chicago, but I plan on holding on strong. There are tons of hidden costs to having a car, for example, the last car I sold had depreciated about $100 a month! Not to mention all that cash could have been in a high-yield savings account. Congrats! I’ve been car free almost two years now ( http://snipr.com/3qebj ). I have to say, it was a little easier in SF than Chicago, but I plan on holding on strong.

There are tons of hidden costs to having a car, for example, the last car I sold had depreciated about $100 a month! Not to mention all that cash could have been in a high-yield savings account.

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