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

  • wesley@yall.theatl.social
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    9 months ago

    Probably people don’t want to live near a bar because of the other side effects, like drunken people and noise issues. But yeah walk it transit to the bar is the way

    • sping@lemmy.sdf.org
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      9 months ago

      15 minutes away? That’s almost up to a mile!

      I have 8 or 10 bars within 5 minutes walk and there’s zero noise or other detectable influence. I get more inconvenience from the churches 3 minutes walk away.

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        9 months ago

        I never seen a bar with huge bells inside, though it might be interesting experience “Yo the bells are ringing, time to go get drunk”

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        9 months ago

        I didn’t say they were right, but I can imagine that’s why a lot of them put that.

        There’s a local bar near me that was trying to get a zoning variance to replace their surface parking lot with outdoor seating and a bunch of people who lived nearby showed up to complain about “noise”. It’s pretty ridiculous we require parking for a bar at all to be honest.