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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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[+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

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[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 7 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Gas stations are commonly convience stores. Folks walk there to buy snacks and drinks. And drugs.

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[+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

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[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Groceries stores are usual huge. If you just want a single item, could still be 10+ minutes from getting to the edge of the parking lot to getting back to the edge of the parking lot with that one item. With a convenience store, its like 3 minutes.

Personally, I still rather go to the grocery store since they're generally a lot cheaper and have more options.

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[+] skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago

I think Walrus is doubling down on the “gas station is convenience store” idea, which is all too common in car-centric US. Here, my nearest convenience store is a 7-11, which is a huge chain that used to be separate convenience stores like mine, but now they’re usually at gas stations.

We really need to be working on getting rid of gas stations, not letting them be a convenience store destination

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[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 1 point 2 years ago

The side of a grocery store depends on where you live. In dense enough neighbourhood they are on the smaller side.

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[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Theres trains all over the US. They're mostly just slow, but they're very commonly used to commute in the Northeast

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[–] uis@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago

Hospital that not even reachable by public transport! Wow! Why?

Similar, but I want grocery store, pharmacy, polyclinic and day care in walking range.

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