Live Car-Free In the Sun Belt Challenge: Accepted // Successes, Failures, and Utter Travesties

Things I get asked a lot: Why did you move to Las Vegas? Isn't it a typical suburban Sun Belt hellscape, except with enormous, garish casino resorts? And, most importantly: how can you call yourself an "urbanist" and live in a place like THAT???

Today's video answers all those questions, and then goes a lot deeper. CAN you live car-free in a Sun Belt city? Should you? Isn't it just a huge hassle not having a car in a place that was so clearly designed around the assumption that everyone would own one? What are the societal benefits of foregoing car ownership -- and the personal benefits?

Tune in, and all will be answered!

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Previous CityNerd Videos Referenced:
- Cost of Car Ownership:    • The All-In Cost of Car Dependency 202...  
- Deep Dive on Induced Demand:    • Induced Demand & Roadway Widening: Ev...  
- Pickup Truck Problems:    • Why Absurdly Large Trucks Are Terribl...  
- Stroad Ecosystem:    • The Stroad: A Case Study // Intended ...  
- Stroad Intersection:    • Stroad vs. Stroad: Land Use, Traffic ...  

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Resources:
- https://www.rtcsnv.com/maryland-parkway/
- https://www.southernnevadastrong.org/
- https://www.rtcsnv.com/projects-initi...
- https://assets.rtcsnv.com/wp-content/...

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Images
- Lyft By Lyft, Inc. - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- National/Alamo By AutoRentals - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Zipcar By GoToVan from Vancouver, Canada - Zipcar Car Sharing, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
- Power Plant Image by Ralf Vetterle from Pixabay
- Goat Head Thorns By Steve Hurst @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - USDA, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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Music:
CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library)

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