Now, which artist or thinker said that a suburb is just the city spread too thin
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I live in the suburbs and am within walking distance of 3 places that sell eggs. Which is an anomaly, because yes this is one of many problems with suburban sprawl.
Me, being a suburbanite with backyard chickens and a store I can drive to in 2-3 minutes
So like a 5 minute walk to the store?
There are no sidewalks, bike lanes or even a shoulder on the road. I walked home from the tire shop next to the store one time last year and four people stopped to offer me a ride because it's that dangerous.
Also it's currently way below freezing here. I would still walk in those temps but not many people will, and not everyone can walk two miles each way (which is more like 1-2 hrs of walking total)
Honestly, that's the biggest problem with suburbs; that they are often purposefully designed to not be walkable.
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Where I live suburbs (both those with apartment blocks and those with detached houses) usually have stores within reasonable distance
Why eggs? Are you russian?
I'm confused, people eat eggs just about everywhere right?
Russia's having a massive egg shortage.
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I know wawa because there's three within five minutes of me
That I'm sure of
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