I don't think any city hits all of these, but Chicago is the closest. I'd give a shoutout to Detroit because it nails 1, 3 and 4 but completely fails on point 2.
Edit: don’t know the transit situation in Minneapolis but it’s supposed to be a great city to live in (if you’re white). Milwaukee has a great socialist tradition too but again, idk the transit.
I don't know much about chicago but you might be interested in https://www.walkscore.com/. There are lots of cities, chicago included, that aren't totally connected by transit but are good enough in certain areas that you won't need to use your car often. Minneapolis, atlanta, chicago, and others all have areas that are walkable, just not the whole city, or even most of it.
mpls and atlanta are far behind Chicago in this respect. Minneapolis doesn't even have heavy rail I think? only light rail/streetcars. ATL is also very very VERY rapidly gentrifying, probably faster than any other city not named Austin
All I meant is that there are parts of the city that you can live in and be 95% car free. Like you'd still need to own a car but only use it to see certain friends or run the odd errand. I didn't know that about atlanta though, that sucks.
it's good, I'd say the fourth best in the country behind NYC, DC, and Boston. middling by international standards but the buses are clean, frequent, and on-time and the el is much the same.
if you learn how to use the Metra in a way that works with your schedule you will likely never need a vehicle, even out in the suburbs.
I don't think any city hits all of these, but Chicago is the closest. I'd give a shoutout to Detroit because it nails 1, 3 and 4 but completely fails on point 2.
Edit: don’t know the transit situation in Minneapolis but it’s supposed to be a great city to live in (if you’re white). Milwaukee has a great socialist tradition too but again, idk the transit.
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I don't know much about chicago but you might be interested in https://www.walkscore.com/. There are lots of cities, chicago included, that aren't totally connected by transit but are good enough in certain areas that you won't need to use your car often. Minneapolis, atlanta, chicago, and others all have areas that are walkable, just not the whole city, or even most of it.
mpls and atlanta are far behind Chicago in this respect. Minneapolis doesn't even have heavy rail I think? only light rail/streetcars. ATL is also very very VERY rapidly gentrifying, probably faster than any other city not named Austin
All I meant is that there are parts of the city that you can live in and be 95% car free. Like you'd still need to own a car but only use it to see certain friends or run the odd errand. I didn't know that about atlanta though, that sucks.
it's good, I'd say the fourth best in the country behind NYC, DC, and Boston. middling by international standards but the buses are clean, frequent, and on-time and the el is much the same.
if you learn how to use the Metra in a way that works with your schedule you will likely never need a vehicle, even out in the suburbs.