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date: '2013-08-21'
title: 'Why Millennials are Ditching Cars and Redefining Ownership'
description: "I wish ditching a car in Los Angeles were a workable option for me personally but, at the moment, I have a sixteen-mile round trip, daily commute that isn't workable with public transit."
tags: ['culture']
---

I wish ditching a car in Los Angeles were a workable option for me personally but, at the moment, I have a sixteen-mile round trip, daily commute that isn't workable with public transit.<!-- excerpt -->

**[Via NPR](http://www.npr.org/2013/08/21/209579037/why-millennials-are-ditching-cars-and-redefining-ownership):**

> "While they do still want to own a car — not as much as they want to own a smartphone, by the way, that's the physical possession they're most attached to — they are thinking about, 'Do I need a car or not?' in a way that I think five years ago or 10 years ago we wouldn't have seen to the same extent." — Jill Hennessy

The insurance cost is absurd and maintenance is a bit much as well, especially given the state of the city's streets. It's understandable, to say the least, why people my age are ditching cars in favor of more cost-effective public options.
