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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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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

I lived in the suburbs once that required a 1 hour bike ride just to get to the nearest bus stop. That place was miserable

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh my god, just imagine if there were hospitals every 15 minutes <3

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

@delirious_owl @ajsadauskas

When my aunt gave birth to her first child, we walked to the nursing home everyday to visit with her. Her child didn't survive the birth. We were grade school kids. It was that walkable.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I would say an urgent care or doctor's office is more important to have on this list than a hospital. If you really need the Emergency Room you're probably not walking. And even in the US, if you wind up being admitted to the hospital, insurance will usually pay for the ambulance. (They ought to pay for other vehicle transport, for broken bones and stuff as well, but they suck.)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

I think hospital means any place you can get medical aid in case of an emergency.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Bikes belong on roads.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars 7 of these are available to me, but the park closes at sundown, I don't have children, hair, or drink outside my home. The only one I use is the bus stop.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I live in Brooklyn. Almost all of these are well covered. It's pretty great. Hospital, mall, and sports arena are a little outside a 15 minute walk.

I think "places to see live music" should be on the list. There's one by me but it tends to be for bigger acts. If I want to see a smaller band play I usually need to travel a bit.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

Also BK.

I think it's baffling that only 32% say a bar within a 15 minute walk.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

I actually have all of these within 15 minutes. I live North of Detroit

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Manure, swamp, ticks, Coyotes (after dark at least), deer, bear

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

An auto repair place is something that people don't think about. It's great being able to drop off your car and walk your ass home and then wait for them to call you.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months 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.

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