Car is still King

“Development has indeed been decentralizing away from central cities, it also has been recentralizing around new and existing suburban centers, and becoming more sustainable in the process”

This statement describes where my new home will be after graduation in May. I am not sad about it. I am moving to Huntersville, NC a suburb north of Charlotte. This location is perfect for me, I am not per say an “urbanite” I like going for the day but would like to return to a little more personal space in the evenings. Charlotte is a fairly green city with public parks and greenspaces left and right so this is a city I don’t feel as uncomfortable in as others I have tried in the past but living outside of the city suits me well. These new suburban centers have a lot to offer to their residents in the manner of shear convenience. The availability of places for your everyday errands, (grocery stores, post office, gyms, gas stations, drug stores…etc) are all within reach. The one thing that still bothers me is that I still have to drive. It is one 5 minute trip there and then you walk everywhere else. These types of developments all around the area are making living outside of the city proper an easy place to live. Nonetheless the car is still king in the Charlotte area.