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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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[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

Yeah it's one of those things where a poll isn't going to be great for something like this. I theory I want all the things within a 15 minute walk. But I understand that many things simply aren't going to be feasible.

To me grocery store, park, pharmacy, and transit should be there for everyone. But with transit everything else should be available. And of course some neighbourhoods will have some of the others while others don't. So people can choose where they live based on the amenities available.

But a post office has been very handy for me when I have packages I need to sign for a package and such. And it's just a little tiny thing with one employee in the pharmacy, so not a full on post office. Seems to be justified, there's almost always a few people in line there, though I never have to wait long. Also you could have some other government services available for a day or two a week. Like if you could walk over and renew your driver's license on Wednesdays or whatever. Having a post office / government services combo place would be very useful.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Whereas I don’t care about a post office. Sure, I have one arguably in walking distance, but I e never walked there and almost never need to go there. Realistically I’ve only gone there for sending Christmas gifts, but now I order them online and have them shipped direct.

I see you’re on a Canadian Lemmy: that may be a big difference. In the US it’s now rare to have to sign for anything. Shipping companies are much more likely to deliver to residences in the evening when people are probably home, and everyone seems to accept a percentage lost. Also, doorbell cams make everyone feel better, even if they rarely make a difference

[-] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah I suppose in Canada we can get weed delivered, but you gotta show ID on package delivery to ensure it's not a minor getting it.

Come to think of it, weed deliveries (also things with nicotine) probably accounts for like 95% of my trips to the post office :P

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