My sister is fortunate enough to live close to a lot of this stuff.
And there are no sidewalks ๐
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My sister is fortunate enough to live close to a lot of this stuff.
And there are no sidewalks ๐
@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars At the corner of my road, I have:
- Bakery (that took over the shops left and right because they kept winning awards)
- Pharmacy
- Post Office
- Women's Hairdresser
- Pizza, Chinese and Indian
- GP (although always booked out)
- Petrol Station chain which sells marked-up cornerstore stuff, don't get milk there it's 6 bucks
I can get to....more houses!
Who are these people that responded "No, no I would not like a park or bank or gas station less than 15 minutes from my house!" ?
As someone who lives within 15 minutes ot a sports arena, i agree with not having one
@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars 15 minute walk: Park, elementary school, bus stop, restaurant, gas station.
15-30 minutes: (I do walk sometime but usually bike): Grocery store, pharmacy, bank, barber.
I can easily bike, though not walk, to all of the rest except a university (which seems an absurd ask for a 15-minute neighborhood).
I have 11, outside Boston, but where is the train station in the survey?
I lived near Fenway Park once, and it was horrible. Do not recommend. The positive was I could goto a game after work and look for half price tickets after they start, but freely choose not to go if I didnโt get my price. But the noise, the mess, and the crowds making things just unuseable was not worth it.
Zero. In my car... still zero.
I have a 90-minute drive to work because moving to walkable range would be too expensive.
The houses near my office start around 4-5 million dollars. Apartments within walking distance cost $3,000/month for 600 square feet.
Other than the primary school (~20 minutes) and the physical bank, which we barely have any left off in Norway, they're all within 15 minutes.
- Trondheim
I live in Brooklyn. Almost all of these are well covered. It's pretty great. Hospital, mall, and sports arena are a little outside a 15 minute walk.
I think "places to see live music" should be on the list. There's one by me but it tends to be for bigger acts. If I want to see a smaller band play I usually need to travel a bit.
A lot of stuff actually, but I'm pretty damn lucky to like in a place that's somewhat walkable and not a death sentence to ride a bike in.
@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars I live in a rural village and can get to 11 of those within a 3 minute walk.
I'm moving to a large town soon where it'll go up to the full list.
I can't imagine having to drive everywhere.
Living in a rural town, I just wish I had sidewalks. I could probably walk to a local hospital within 15 minutes. 30 minutes would get me a lot of stuff on that list but there are zero sidewalks for any of that.
@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars I love how the majority think you should have to drive to a bar