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Living in a walkable city means my weekly shop is a few hours of walking or biking instead of being stuck in traffic, and I'm only mildly tired afterwards since I use a bike with pretty large pannier bags. Since I have no car related costs I can afford more fresh food, a healthier diet, and I can afford to be more choosy about the ethics of what I buy. There's a twice weekly farmers market about a ten minute walk away, and quiet walks through parks to get to the shops. Living somewhere with car centric infrastructure, as I used to, this lifestyle was far less feasible.

Have your experiences been different with moving to walkable/bikeable cities? Any questions or points to be made? I'm not very up on the theory side of city planning, but my experiences line up with the whole "fuck cars" thing.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Today was closer to 2.5 because I went to a slightly out of the way shop. Pretty comparable to how long I'd spend on a trip to Costco, once upon a time. I could go faster if I was more organized/wasn't being lazy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

So counting the shopping time? Not bad

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I assume it's cumulative, not a few hours every time. But I'm not sure.