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costs of car ownership

Car-Free Grandma

by Dorea 10.10.2008

Angela asked an interesting question the other day. “When Grandma (Angela’s mom) moved here from Florida 6 months ago, would it have been better for us (from a purely selfish perspective) if she had kept her car?” Keep in mind, we’re talking from a purely selfish perspective, i.e. pretend she completely funds the car/insurance, deals [...]

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Friendship, Cars, and Carfree Families

by Angela 09.19.2008

Josh Hart has done research in the UK on the impact of traffic on community life. His research shows that on streets with heavy traffic, residents have dramatically fewer friends in their neighborhood and their sense of what neighborhood space belongs to them is greatly decreased. It would be great to see similar research focused [...]

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Costs of Car Ownership, Part II

by Angela 09.03.2008

In addition to the costs in time and money, there are other, less quantifiable costs of car ownership. These may be personal costs or costs to society at large. Mental and Emotional Costs The car is one more thing you have to worry about, and it’s a fairly big one. You have to worry that [...]

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Costs of car ownership, part I

by Angela 08.27.2008

Those of us who go carfree or car-light often do so because of the high costs of car ownership. So I thought it would be a good idea to spend a some time detailing those costs, which look to me like they come in four broad categories: monetary costs, time costs, mental/emotional costs, and social [...]

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