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People don't use their legs because most people can't afford to live near their place of employment. It's hardly just people being lazy. The average travel tim
by swozey 11y ago
People don't use their legs because most people can't afford to live near their place of employment. It's hardly just people being lazy.
The average travel time to work in the USA is 25 minutes. That's in a car.
And I'm saying this as someone who walks to work. I'm aware of how lucky I am.
http://project.wnyc.org/commute-times-us/embed.html#5.00/42.000/-89.500 http://project.wnyc.org/commute-times-us/embed.html#5.00/42....
- Mz 11y agoYeah, there is a reason that my first assertion was we need a more pedestrian friendly world. Before life got in the way, I wanted to be an urban planner. So I am not just making stupid comments off the cuff. I have thought about the problem space and studied it some, formally even. Plus gave up my own car some years ago. Better public transit would help. We don't need to walk the entire way to have a pedestrian life. We just need to be able to get there without a car.