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What can you get to within a 15-minute walk of your house? (mediacdn.aus.social)
submitted 1 year 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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[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

All but 4, I can get to. University, theatre, sports arena, and shopping mall.

Although those four are a 5-10 minute Uber

[–] GeorgeCzernuszka@mastodon.green 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars
In Manchester, England.
All within 15 minute walk except for:
Hospital - 20 minutes Metro (but health centre only 5 minutes walk)
Cinema - 20 minutes Metro (but theatre 10 minutes walk away)
University - 20 minutes bus

Buses and Metro every 12 minutes or better.

[–] Godfrey642@aus.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

@GeorgeCzernuszka @ajsadauskas @fuck_cars
I live in Melbourne suburbs (Australia) and all of these are 15mins walk away except uni, hospital and sports stadium but could get to all of those from the train station 400m away

[–] virbonus@sueden.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars Practically all of them (I'm in Europe of course) although the hospital and the sports arena would require a brisk walk, more like 20+min. But there are dozens of doctors nearby.

[–] Perfide@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

8 of these if a Dollar general counts as a grocery store, otherwise 7.

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

15 min walk.. In the US...?

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Everything but a movie theater, but when the street car extension is done, I'll have one on the streetcar line.

It is pretty glorious.

[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

All but 5: grocery story, mall, university, sports stadium, hospital

[–] ASegar@mastodon.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars

This is such a city-centric question, that I doubt many rural folks bothered to answer it.

46 years ago, we moved from London, where these things were available, to a rural Vermont town where none of them are except an elementary school (well, I can step outside and be in the woods; better than a park).

It's beautiful, quiet, and cheaper than city life.

When we drive, we combine visits to many of these amenities in one trip.

We don't regret our decision a bit.

[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

I know a lot of people on acreages and they don't consider themselves part of a "neighbourhood". In rural situations I've been part of we'd drive to even visit neighbors. So yeah it's city centric because the question doesn't make sense for those who choose a less populated location.

[–] PedestrianError@towns.gay 2 points 1 year ago

@ASegar @ajsadauskas @fuck_cars The vast majority of Americans live in either a city, a small town where many of those things are accessible (both towns in Maine I used to live in had at least 10 of the things in walking distance), or sprawling suburbs where they’re surrounded by roads, parking & other people’s houses and not living off the land at all. Rural lifestyles can work (but depend on town centers where one trip can accomplish numerous errands), suburban ones aren’t sustainable or fun.

[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

40% do not think an elementary school should be within a 15 minute walk?!?!? (16 not sure 24 no)

That's wild.

[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

I feel a bit lucky looking at this. I live in the middle of the US and I have the first 9 listed within a 15 min walking distance. I live in a rather large town though too and I'm smack in the middle of that.

[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I live within a 15-20 minute walk of all but three of these places: shopping mall, university, and sports arena. While a uni being closer would be neat, I am well out of college at this point in my life... the other two locations could simply not exist at all and I would be fine with that.

[–] vojel@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Seeing that those surveys exist does not really motivate me to ever visit the US besides the big cities. I literally have most of these in 15 to 30 minutes by foot or public transport. Wow.

[–] CyclesSmiles@mastodon.social 2 points 1 year ago

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars all but the university (that is an hour🚲 or 40 min 🚄+🚍).

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (19 children)

I can't get to any of those within a 15-minute walk from my house because I don't live in a city. I apologize for my lack of urban living.

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have every one of those within 15 minutes by bike, except the university, which is about 30 minutes away by bike.

However, our cycling infrastructure does not give you the most convenient/fastest way to those destinations, so I can see how some would just drive.

A few changes, and this could be easily fixed.

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