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July 31, 2007 · Derek

One Month Without A Car

Last week we tried to measure walkability in Tacoma’s neighborhoods which got a lot of people looking at their own neighborhood in a new way.

Then yesterday we hear about the poor guy who flipped his car into the Marcato.

Put these two posts together and we’re left with an interesting question.

Let’s say that yesterday you crashed your car into the Marcato and found out that for the next 30 days you will be without a car (for at least one person this isn’t a hypothetical question, but for everyone else, feel free to play along).

What would you do without a car for a month?  Would you pull out an old bike? Is there a bus route close to your place? If so, have you ever ridden the bus?  How close is a grocery store?

Imagine what your next month would be like. Assume for the sake of argument that you’re not just going to borrow a friend’s car and that you don’t have a spare car sitting in your garage. What would be more difficult running errands or getting to work?

Could you do it?

Filed under: Transportation, Walkable Tacoma, Biking

4 comments

  • Dave St. March 26, 2008

    This is great. I have never understood why we never fully built out the water front. I’m glad to see they’ll have this section completed for Tall Ships.

    Nice Job!

  • Erik B. March 26, 2008

    We caught this tidbit from the TNT – the public esplanade on the Thea Foss is set to have another 400 feet on it by the time Tall Ships gets here this summer.

    Now we need to connect the rest of it from Ruston to Downtown.

  • Dale Rush March 26, 2008

    “You are CORRECT,Sir” on that concept.
    Connecting the space’s that create the “reason to leave the lazyboy chair” and grab the Link and other methods of getting there is a no-brainer. AND my opinion, does not require us to fly anybody NEW into T.Town to look us over. WE HAVE THE RESOURCES-THEY ARE THE PEOPLE .

  • Tammy March 28, 2008

    Speaking of the Foss Waterway…has anyone heard anything about Waterway Park since the Children’s Museum pulled out? Is the public process still going on? Any word on when any work/clean up will begin?