What does DTK need?

[dtkvictim]

Why do you need a car if you live downtown where you have access to good transit? Alternatively, why not live a bit farther from downtown, where there are fewer sketchy people wandering around? Just curious. Being within walking distance of downtown is attractive to me, specifically because I don't own a car (never have, never will).

As I stated earlier in this thread, I am done with downtown. The car is a step on the way out (among other uses), as a near requirement if we want enough distance from downtown. In the meantime, it will let my spouse actually get out (and to work), since she won't go outside in downtown. Good access to transit means nothing here, if she isn't even comfortable waiting at stations or walking to/from them. I might've suggested she was overreacting before, but after so many incidents, some of which I outlined in this thread, I don't think she is. Hell, my landlord's maintenance guy helped my clean my car this morning, and he currently has an injured ankle after being attacked by a complete stranger on King St last week. He also said he's been attacked multiple times, including with chains once, while trying to clear people from blocking doorways.

I don't really want to own a car. I actually feel off not walking or biking at least an hour a day, so I still walk for my daily needs while I'm downtown. But I don't feel that I'm left with a real choice to continue that lifestyle.

Well lit, and with security cameras, I think. But with a monthly fee, and not immediately next to most people's homes, so less attractive that way.

Maybe. My parking space is reasonably well lit (and my landlord suggested another floodlight after this), and is directly under two cameras. I have the incident quite clearly on video from both angles. Neither of those seemed to deter him.