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minus-squareBo7alinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·9 months agoIn general usage it means ‘the ability to get by with the usual needs of life without needing a car’. At least as far as I understand it.
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·9 months agoI suspect you’re referring to the use of the term when applied to a person. It makes much more sense to me to say “I’m car free” even if I own a car if I don’t drive it regularly. I mean, still not accurate, but makes more sense.
minus-squareBo7alinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 months agoI’m referring to how folks use it on social media. ‘car free city’ very very rarely would mean banning cars from a city. I’m not saying it is the correct term. At all. ‘walkable cities’ makes more sense to me.
In general usage it means ‘the ability to get by with the usual needs of life without needing a car’.
At least as far as I understand it.
I suspect you’re referring to the use of the term when applied to a person. It makes much more sense to me to say “I’m car free” even if I own a car if I don’t drive it regularly. I mean, still not accurate, but makes more sense.
I’m referring to how folks use it on social media. ‘car free city’ very very rarely would mean banning cars from a city.
I’m not saying it is the correct term. At all.
‘walkable cities’ makes more sense to me.