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Or to city that is not car dependent.

Moving to the countryside will just worsen the problem for other people while a city that is not car dependent has other advantages:

* Less air pollution

* Less travel time for groceries/errands

* Less noise pollution

* More activity

* Kids can play on most streets

* 5-20k more disposable income per year because you don't need a car

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Reducing car dependence really ought to be in the top 3 of environmental action points. Clean up energy production, reduce car dependence, start removing CO2 from the atmosphere. There are about 1 BILLION cars in use. It boggles the mind.

It is not only an environmental necessity. It is also an economic one.

Car dependent suburbs are bankrupting cities left and right. They don't pay for themself.

Not just bikes made a really good series about the concept of cities, that don't bankrupt themself:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJp5q-R0lZ0_FCUbeVWK6...

This is the big thing hidden behind all projects (renewables, capture, efficiency upgrades) that claim "this is the equivalent of taking 60,000 cars off the road." Think of the savings for health and the environment if we just spent the money trying to get an actual 60,000 cars off the road in the first place.

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