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What can you get to within a 15-minute walk of your house?
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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?
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@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars
This is such a city-centric question, that I doubt many rural folks bothered to answer it.
46 years ago, we moved from London, where these things were available, to a rural Vermont town where none of them are except an elementary school (well, I can step outside and be in the woods; better than a park).
It's beautiful, quiet, and cheaper than city life.
When we drive, we combine visits to many of these amenities in one trip.
We don't regret our decision a bit.
@ASegar @ajsadauskas @fuck_cars The vast majority of Americans live in either a city, a small town where many of those things are accessible (both towns in Maine I used to live in had at least 10 of the things in walking distance), or sprawling suburbs where they’re surrounded by roads, parking & other people’s houses and not living off the land at all. Rural lifestyles can work (but depend on town centers where one trip can accomplish numerous errands), suburban ones aren’t sustainable or fun.
I know a lot of people on acreages and they don't consider themselves part of a "neighbourhood". In rural situations I've been part of we'd drive to even visit neighbors. So yeah it's city centric because the question doesn't make sense for those who choose a less populated location.