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Sure. Looking for specific examples, though! Currently residing in NYC and pretty unhappy about the difficulty of getting out in nature. My ideal town is on th
by atombender 8y ago
Sure. Looking for specific examples, though!
Currently residing in NYC and pretty unhappy about the difficulty of getting out in nature. My ideal town is on the water; not too big; good public transportation; flat enough for biking; forests, mountains and lakes easily reachable by bike/walking/subway; dense urban core for apartment living or small house; decent downtown with some brand name shopping; temperate climate. Plus points for abundant access to public EV charges.
My home town is Oslo, Norway, which ticks all the boxes except the climate one, which always bugged me when I was living there. The lack of daylight and sun is something of a dealbreaker.
Curious what the situation is elsewhere. I've heard good things about Denver and Raleigh, for example, though those aren't so temperate either.
- ghaff 8y agoRaleigh has a small downtown area that is walkable. I’m there a number of times a year and my hotel is a few blocks from my office. There are some downtown condos. I doubt any professionals live downtown without a car.
- johncalvinyoung 8y agoI know ~one. It’s not common, and in general not very feasible.
- dmode 8y agoYou are looking for San Francisco
- atombender 8y agoIsn't SF/Bay Area notorious for its terrible traffic? My impression is that while it's easier, distance-wise, to get out of SF into nature than NYC, it's in a similar spot in terms of rush-hour traffic.
- laurencerowe 8y agoGetting out into nature from SF without a car is a little tricky. I still miss being able to take a train out into the countryside, walk in the hills finishing at a pub before taking a train home...
- dmode 8y agoThere is a ton of incredible nature within SF itself. Like Presidio and Crissy Field and whole Golden Gate recreational area and Ocean beach
- johncalvinyoung 8y agoRaleigh’s a pretty nice area, but not remotely reasonable for public transit except on very specific (and limited) corridors.