Urban Living: How To Survive Without A Car

I grew up in Northern California, and everyone I know has a car. It is 1.6 km (1 mile) away from the corner market. Therefore, when I graduated from college and moved to Chicago, I imagined a surprise, but I found that my car is more burdensome than welfare! At this point, I lived without a car for over 3 years, I like it. Without a car, you do not have to be afraid of life; here are some tips and tricks to help you survive!

If you are worried about moving in this town and worrying about not having a car or if you already live in this town and want to get rid of your car, You can survive a car without a living.

Chicago has one of the best public transportation I have ever seen, and we are using it everyday! Both my husband and I work in the city center, but it takes less than 30 minutes to walk to the nearest El station, and after getting on the train to the city center, we are walking to the office there.

Regardless of whether it is a bus, train, trolley, ferry or anything else, most cities have some form of public transportation. So grasp what your city is offering and use it!

Tip: When working in public transportation, put comfortable shoes and put work shoes in your bag, you can wear it when you arrive at the office. Do not go to the station every day with high heels, you will not like it!

Look at other tips and tricks on ForRent.com's Apartment Living blog. Please click here to see them!

The entertainment center of American car culture has changed. Millennial generation does not buy a car like his predecessor, but rather rely on car sharing and public transport options to prefer living in the city center. The Washington Post said that telephone culture transcended car culture. Not to mention the next wave, urban design is no longer suitable for these changes in transport behavior

Millennial generation enthusiasm for the city, living without a car may not be able to continue. As they grow older (people's hopes) as they have children, they may feel that the high urban cost of living is not attractive. Temptation of suburbs and minivans may also appeal to them. The Washington Post reported that the prosperity of the Washington, DC population began to increase rapidly. The majority of the recent decline in demand for oil (and other energy sources) reflects the global economy, especially China's economic growth or decline. This adversely affects emerging economies that have lost their income due to exports to China and poor Europe. There is a possibility that the return to normal positive economic growth - this is what most government and the people of the world desire - - can lead to recovery of energy demand and crude oil prices

City World: We are increasingly traveling to the city world, and about 70% of the world's population live in cities. The future of this city is an indivisible, fully intertwined future based on an accumulated economy. The future relies entirely on social innovation. Finally, perhaps most critically, the increased viability of social innovation meets similarly increasing (and urgent) needs of new intervention models to cope with our obstacles to civilization development . Nevertheless the impact of poverty and social injustice - this will require all of us to exchange our personal sovereignty and rights for a common social return, resilience and regeneration