When I lived in San Francisco, I *did* have a car but I only used it occasionally – I didn’t need it to get to work or to do anything that was part of my daily routine. That’s the kind of living I think the US needs to move towards.

If the Peak Oil theory is correct (which I believe it is), oil prices are on a long-term upward trend (exceeding the rate of inflation) as supply will not be able to keep up with worldwide demand. What happens to So Cal home prices when gas is $6 per gallon?