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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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[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I’ve got all those things in my suburb of Melbourne! Well the hospital might be more like 20-25.

[–] aurochs@todon.eu 1 points 1 year ago

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars The only one I can walk from my house is a bar and a restaurant. I'm so happy.
(p.s. not American)

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh my god, just imagine if there were hospitals every 15 minutes <3

[–] tadbithuman@mastodon.social 0 points 1 year ago

@delirious_owl @ajsadauskas

When my aunt gave birth to her first child, we walked to the nursing home everyday to visit with her. Her child didn't survive the birth. We were grade school kids. It was that walkable.

[–] pteryx@dice.camp 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars Of those:

* A bus stop
* A restaurant
* Maybe a park, I haven't timed it?

There's also a convenience store (with no associated gas station), which while expensive has proven handy in emergencies.

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[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

Jokes on you, I live in the countryside and we have a bar/restaurant and 2 Bus stops and that's it.

[–] urlyman@mastodon.social 1 points 1 year ago

@ajsadauskas

In the south of Portsmouth, UK, all of the majority shoulds bar a gas station and a hospital, and I am *fine* with that. The hospital is 5 miles away.

And for the minority shoulds, I can get to a bar. And the others are just a bit further.

@fuck_cars

[–] jlm@mastodon.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars 7 of these are available to me, but the park closes at sundown, I don't have children, hair, or drink outside my home. The only one I use is the bus stop.

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[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

I recently moved from the town where I grew up to a much larger city (small city).

I had almost anything I wanted within a 15 minute walk.

Now, the only thing is a relatively crappy convenience store. Adjusting to my new location is proving more difficult than I imagined. It's certainly nice to be a 2 minute walk to a private beach, but, I miss many of the things that were a very easy walk away.

[–] crumbleneedy@aus.social 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars we've been in coburg and although a few bits of gentrification are getring toe-holds it feels like it hasn't changed much in 50 years. surprised to see bar ranked so low - definitely best to have within walking distance.

we can get to everything except hospital (though there are plans to build one in the next decade or so), sports arena (plenty of pitches around), university, and gas/petrol station (should have one this year or next).

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