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EVs are lowering Bay Area's carbon footprint (news.berkeley.edu)

submitted 6 months ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to c/environment@beehaw.org

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these of course come with their own tradeoffs, but you take what you can get

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[–] Cityshrimp@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I highly doubt that. If I was able to choose a location closer to work, I wouldve done so already. Truth is most people have to settle with a long commute because they are unable to live closer to where they work. Having a better bike infra wouldnt help with that at all.

[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

People can get rid of their car payments, insurance, fuel, registration, tickets, tolls, maintenance, and more, then put that towards better housing.

[–] Cityshrimp@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Ball parking the number but that would be saving about $30-70k? Wouldnt make a dent in the amount I would have to pay to live closer. But even if I could afford it, I might still choose to live where I am instead of closer, given different circumstances. There is a lot more to why people choose to live farther from work than just money.

I would take anecdotal evidence though since thats all we got. Do you know anyone who would move closer to work if there was better “bike infrastructure”? Is it currently not possible to ride a bike to your work place from a nearby home/apartment?

Just to add, I would appreciate better public transit way more than bike infra

[–] awwwyissss@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

Ditching a car would save some people $1,000/month, which would open up way more housing options for most people. Regardless of your personal feelings or preferences, people around the world are moving into cities. Making them bikable makes them more livable in many ways.

That's without even considering the quickly growing number of people on personal electric vehicles, which use the same infrastructure.

I agree more public transit would be great. Even though I don't use it often, it's a critical part of a healthy city.