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What counts as "next to"? I've lived within ten minutes walk of two or three different stations for the last thirty years, and I've worked within fifteen minute
by EliRivers 8y ago
What counts as "next to"? I've lived within ten minutes walk of two or three different stations for the last thirty years, and I've worked within fifteen minutes walk of one for the last twenty years over a number of different jobs.
When I'm considering where to live and where to work, I won't consider a house more than ten minutes away or a workplace more than fifteen, and have rejected houses and jobs on that basis in the past. I'm not alone.
- CamperBob2 8y agoWhen I'm considering where to live and where to work, I won't consider a house more than ten minutes away or a workplace more than fifteen, and have rejected houses and jobs on that basis in the past. I'm not alone. A cynic might say something like, "Fine. Enjoy Kowloon. Just don't make the rest of us endure it or pay for it," but I'll refrain on the grounds that it's more provocative and less respectful than I want to sound. But my counterargument would definitely be along those lines. At the end of the day, rail scales in only one dimension, while roads scale in two. That's important, IMO. Cities should not dictate the movement of people and goods; it should be the other way around.
- EliRivers 8y agoJust don't make the rest of us endure it or pay for it Pay for it? It is the city-dwellers who subsidise the low-density areas. As for "I would say this ... but I won't"; no, you just did, didn't you? Trying to hide behind a weird passive-aggressive "here's what I won't say" shield doesn't change anything; it's just passive-aggressive childishness and you know it. If you want to take the high road, then take it.