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dontwontcarequeend65 t1_ixmatik wrote

What? Who said we should segregate schools again and it has not always been possible to Google stuff. And it wasn't that everyone was just ignorant and unaware of what Harry Byrd was, it was that they were disenfranchised felt they had no voice and couldn't do nothing about it. Now they know better. Stuff is not just relevant for your age group you know.

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Last-Egg4029 t1_ixm93hl wrote

I lived in Richmond city for over ten years without a car and it was great! The city is walkable, pulse busses are great and the city is relatively safe. I say go for it!

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Density_Allocation t1_ixm76yn wrote

I have been car free my entire time in RVA, which hasn’t been that long, but I’ve been dedicated to it. Most other car free people are northside it seems but I manage from Southside. The bus is generally good enough, never perfect, but it does enough.

Biking is generally good here on certain routes, but I’ve had a few encounters with drivers who are extremely hostile or have 0 clue what a bike is and how a bikes signals. Fortunately they’re few and far between, and avoiding busy roads makes it a lot easier.

Getting groceries is difficult, especially in my location, so I had to give up and just get all my groceries delivered.

The biggest issue is just that every once in a while I have to get somewhere with a car. Ubering has been fine mostly, but occasionally I just get screwed over by not having a car. It doesn’t happen enough to justify buying a car, however.

Getting out of the city is harder, the train to DC or tidewater is good, but that’s about as far as you can get.

But I encourage you to try! I know a lot of people in RVA that are one car households, low-car or completely car free. It’s a lifestyle all of us seem to like and it saves so. much. money.

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frequentrip t1_ixm4ne8 wrote

Snakehouse has taken money from several people and never did their shoots or responded to requests for refunds. My best friend had her money taken and tried really really hard to work with the photographer on things they could do that wasn't a refund- all messages went ignored and she got blocked/hidden from their posts on IG. After I spoke about it on Facebook I had a number of folks reach out to me to share their similar experiences.

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DarDarRules t1_ixm42rx wrote

Get a bicycle to get across town. I’ve found bike paths are far quicker than the slow ass bus.

PULSE (express GRTC) is great, but the regular bus lines are inexcusably slow.

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