For some in Cleveland, the cost of having a car is just too high to justify or afford, an inefficient mode of transportation that threatens the environment.
… In the Cleveland metro, 5.8 percent of people bike, walk or take public transit to work, according to census data. And USA Today this year ranked Cleveland as the best U.S. city in which to be car-free.
“There’s no real disadvantage to me,” said one car-free resident. “Waiting a couple minutes for a Lyft is easy. People think those are expensive options, but not when you’re saving over $8,500 a year by not owning a car!”