We Could Car Less: Real estate meets public transit head on Weekly insights about alternative modes of transportation in Monterey County Check out this story on thecalifornian.com: http://bit.ly/1ogQMZP Lynn Hamilton and her husband Pat McNeill, both retired Salinas teachers, are leaving their home in the car-dependent River Road suburb. "Walkability and public transit were two big considerations in our search for a new home," Lynn told me, "as well as availability of bike paths."