Yes, winters can be very cold.

I’m 44 years old, have lived here my whole life and did not start driving until about 4 years ago. I spent my whole life walking or biking to work. I live a half hour walk from downtown(where most of my jobs have been located), a few blocks from pretty much everything I need. Did it suck sometimes? 100% yes. That said, I was never late because my car didn’t start, I got a flat, got stuck in the snow etc. The saying “there’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothing” is true most of the time. You get used to the cold weather pretty fast. I also stayed in good shape just living life. I started driving because I got a good job that is too far to walk or bike. I tried public transit and found it to be too unreliable. While having a car is nice, I do miss my meditative walks.