Posted on 03/30/2024 3:40:44 PM PDT by dennisw
John-Robert Rodríguez moved to Culdesac, a car-free community in Arizona, in October 2023.
He's never liked driving and believes that fewer cars can foster more community. Life at Cudesac is great, but he still has to deal with the car-dependent world outside its gates.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with John-Robert Rodríguez, 24, a teacher in Tempe, Arizona, who lives in the car-free community Culdesac. Rodríguez moved to Culdesac, which has about 150 residents so far but will eventually house 1,000 residents in 760 units, in October 2023 from Pflugerville, Texas, after growing up in Florida. The conversation was edited for length and clarity.
I heard about Culdesac when it was still in development. I went for a tour in August of 2023, and it looked just like the mockups. It looked just like how the community said it was going to look all those years ago.
I don't drive. I have a license, but I don't drive.
I moved in October.
When you start removing the dependency on cars, you start seeing more people. When you go to a city, the more cars that you see on the road, the fewer people you'll see on the sidewalks. People need to be out and about in order to build the community.
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The pictures look horrific.
I like it when people try to live off center, but I hate it when they try to make me live their lifestyle.
How do you say Culdesac in French?
“Dead End Road”.
Chose to live in the TV Series The Prisoner , LOL
Just another’s fools dream.
My farm property is bigger.
imagine having a dream, and it’s only 15mins long...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T204WpZSbLw
My Maserati does 185
I lost my license
Now I don’t drive
UBER!
One more short video https://youtu.be/DUCOQ2d_rOE?si=tgK__YfZKjdl40xD
That guy has 10” arms, barely.
Great bouncy security guards
It appears that way
Culdesac is not a town. It’s in Tempe, home of ASU and libtardville.
Been a long time since I saw that episode
A 24 YO male teacher is likely a wokester.
If Mr Rodriguez wants to see people on the street, then ne needs to move to NYC. ac When you go to a city, the more cars that you see on the road, the fewer people you’ll see on the sidewalks. And they will get very close and personal with him in the crowded subways, and their smells will leave him with a very memorable experience. People do have cars in NYC, but, they can’t drive them in Manhattan, so, if a no-cars city is what he wants, he needs to move to Manhattan. And, he can meet millions of people on the streets, since most of them walk to shops and restaurants and to be with friends and family. NYC is Mr Rodriguez’s ideal place to live. Culdesac sounds boring and seeing the same faces every time you go out will drive you mad.
Lets wait until arthritis, sciatica, etc has him down to walking 30’ feet or so before he has to stop to let the pain bleed off and then we’ll check back in on him.
I think my Gaydar just detonated...
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