It's very difficult to get around without cars in most American cities, with the exception of NYC and Chicago. Mass transit is almost non-exsistant and when it is available it's only convenient, i.e. within walking distance, to very few parts of the city. My city suffers from urban sprawl as I'm sure many do. We have space. We move into it. I don't like it, but that's the reality of where I live. The closest grocery store is a mile away, across a major highway. For people to expect Americans to give up cars completely, when our society is based so much on the ability and necessisity to get around at ease, is ridiculous. We should all do what we can, as you are riding your bike, but for most people that live in the suburbs, what we can do is limited to buying a car that uses alternative fuels, gets good gas milage or is a hybrid and to be sensible about how much we use our vehicles, not to give them up entirely.
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It's very difficult to get around without cars in most American cities, with the exception of NYC and Chicago. Mass transit is almost non-exsistant and when it is available it's only convenient, i.e. within walking distance, to very few parts of the city. My city suffers from urban sprawl as I'm sure many do. We have space. We move into it. I don't like it, but that's the reality of where I live. The closest grocery store is a mile away, across a major highway. For people to expect Americans to give up cars completely, when our society is based so much on the ability and necessisity to get around at ease, is ridiculous. We should all do what we can, as you are riding your bike, but for most people that live in the suburbs, what we can do is limited to buying a car that uses alternative fuels, gets good gas milage or is a hybrid and to be sensible about how much we use our vehicles, not to give them up entirely.