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What can you get to within a 15-minute walk of your house? (mediacdn.aus.social)
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What can you get to within a 15-minute walk of your house?

A recent YouGov survey asked Americans what they think they should be able to get to within a 15-minute walk of their house.

Of these choices, I can currently walk to all of them from my apartment, aside from a university (no biggie, I'm not currently studying, although there is a Tafe within walking distance), a hospital, and a sports arena.

How many can you get to with a 15 minute walk from your house?

#fuckcars #walkability #urbanism #UrbanPlanning @fuck_cars #walking

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[-] Ratchetman@lemm.ee 8 points 9 months ago

I knew I was pretty far away from anything. Just checked on maps and I'm 1 hour from the closest business walking. It's a dog kennel. Another 20 minutes I can be at a cafe, same story if I go in the other direction, about 1 hour and 20 to a small market. Roughly 5 miles. Biking would be a out 25 minutes, maybe faster if I hustle. Driving is just minutes. No bus or train nearby at all. ( There used to be a train that ran through my neighborhood about 100 years ago). I live in northeast US

[-] Wogi@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I'm in the middle of a major metropolitan area, in an area that was at one time suburbs but is now just sprawl.

The only thing on that list I couldn't technically walk to in 15 minutes is a sports arena. There's daycare centers, urgent cares, a handful of restaurants, bars, my choice of grocery stores and specialty shops all within walking distance.

Technically

You wouldn't fucking want to. To get to any of those things I have to cross at least one, possibly two major 4 lane roads that're busy as hell all hours of the day. There's one gas station I can get to, and a handful of smaller shops by going through my neighborhood, right at the edge of the 15 minute walk, and that's it.

Unless it's a church, there are 4 churches I can easily get to walking without crossing any major roads.

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