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I'm sure people in the US would love to walk to work, but the layout of US cities doesn't lend itself to that. People tend to live pretty dang far from where th
by bpicolo 9y ago
I'm sure people in the US would love to walk to work, but the layout of US cities doesn't lend itself to that. People tend to live pretty dang far from where they work in the US.
- brndnmtthws 9y agoMove to a different city.
- bpicolo 9y agoI don't believe 200 million people in NYC would lessen the impact of the sprawl effect.
- y2bd 9y agoWhat are some cities with decent enough public transportation and urban planning for pedestrians that also don’t suffer from lack of housing/exhorbitant housing prices? The top cities I can think of that satisfy the former unfortunately also have the latter.
- WaxProlix 9y agoSome of us have both! It'd be nice if it were as simple a tradeoff as that.
- theseatoms 9y agoChicago
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- gms7777 9y agoThere are also a number of small cities that have decent enough public transportation and are fairly cheap, but fall short on job availability.
- cozzyd 9y agoIn the US, Chicago, Philadelphia and possibly Baltimore. In other countries, many many more cities.
- rhombocombus 9y agoThat's a non-starter for a lot of folks. Intellectual pursuit, family obligations, money, or a combination of those things can conspire to keep people somewhere whether they like their situation or not. I left academia so I could move where I please, but there was a steep price attached to that, and I wouldn't expect everyone to make the same decision.
- Symmetry 9y agoThere isn't enough room for everybody to do that and, without big changes in zoning laws, there never will be.
- DougN7 9y agoI don't mean to be rude, but you need to get out of your bubble and see how the rest of the world lives. I hope you're living your dream, but everyone has different dreams, constraints, etc and they're not all inferior because they are different from yours.
- Jemmeh 9y agoAnd even when you live close it's not always safe to walk. There is no sidewalk near my house for a few miles. I live in a fairly nice area and so I do still see some people attempting to bike but I also constantly see them almost get ran over. It's a curvy road with ditches on each side so it's hard to get out of the way. And then when I -did- live close to work (about 2 blocks) I had to cross the town's main street, where I was catcalled about every day and on multiple occasions had a man follow me home even after telling them politely each time that I was not interested. Horray. People here don't walk. So you stand out. When I was in the city I could wear a big heavy coat and most people will ignore you because you look poor/ugly, here even in my most ratty coat people still followed me...ugh.