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

submitted 2 years ago by ajsadauskas@aus.social to c/fuck_cars@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Honestly 15 minutes is way too much for a bus stop. If it's more than 10 minutes walk away it might as well not exist, and the target should always be under 5 minutes.

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[–] TimWardCam@c.im 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

@Zagorath @Brendanjones In the UK one of the magic numbers planners used for bus stops (or did a few years ago when I was in the loop) was 400m

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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah 400 m is the goal here in my city of Brisbane, Australia, too. That's where I was aiming when I said 5 minutes, since a walking pace of about 10 minutes/kilometre is pretty reasonable and 5 minutes gives you a little bit of buffer on that.

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