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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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[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago* (4 children)

Pretty bizarre results. Park and bus stop should be 100.

University, hospital, mall, theatre, arena? Those are massive, you can't have one 15 minute walk from everywhere.

Now bars are the one commercial item that's easy to have around.

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[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

Bars are also one that you probably do want within walking distance, for reasons that should be obvious

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[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Now bars are the one commercial item that’s easy to have around.

Yeah, it's not a necessity, but also not a big resource usage. I got like 3 in a 15 minute walk of my place, and it's not even all that dense of a neighborhood.

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[–] scv@discuss.online 3 points 2 years ago

A theatre is perfectly fine. It doesn't have to, and shouldn't, be one of those suburban monstrosities with a huge parking lot and a dozen screens.

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[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Now at your local university: self-lectures. No wait, that's a library. ...Self-labs. "Please place the reagent in the bagging area." "I'm sorry, there's a problem with your item. Please shelter behind the concrete bunker and wait for an assistant."

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