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| about a year without a car in houston |
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It's now been a little over a year since my car died and I decided not to replace it. I take the light rail to work and back, and occassionally drive my wife's minivan. I can run a lot of errands on my bicycle, thanks to a couple of bags that hang nicely off the rack in back. It's only 4 train stops to work - I walk about a total of 7 blocks each way (to and from each stop), but the downtown stop is right next to a tunnel entrance, so I can walk the two block to my office underground if the weather's not nice.
On those occassions where I need a car temporarily, there's an Enterprise Rent-a-car office that's two train stops away. I can pretty much walk in there and drive out within 5 minutes - not bad. When I drop off the car, they give me a ride back, or I can walk or take the train. I would probably use zipcar, but it looks like they don't operate in Texas. Not about to get another car... |
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