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> Suburbia means that every trip out of the house will require a car. That is quite a generalization. Some suburbs can be like that, with houses for miles on e
by jjav 6y ago
> Suburbia means that every trip out of the house will require a car.
That is quite a generalization. Some suburbs can be like that, with houses for miles on end and nothing else. That seems like the exception though.
Plenty of suburban neighborhoods have walkable commerce nearby. I have never lived in a city. And yet, I've never lived in a place where I couldn't walk to at least a supermarket. Currently I live in very suburban (borderline rural, really) area and nearly everything I could need is within a 15 minute walk (multiple supermarkets & pharmacies, hardware store, clothing, restaurants, movies, medical, etc.)
- Jommi 6y agoIts not a generalization. This is what suburb sprawl means: https://www.treehugger.com/understanding-suburban-sprawl-4097038 https://www.treehugger.com/understanding-suburban-sprawl-409... The no.1 factor is single-use zoning. This means people live in a certain zone, and commerce happens in another zone. No amount of personal anecdotes will affect this fact.
- jjav 6y agoIt is a generalization to assert "Suburbia means that every trip out of the house will require a car", when it is easy to show there are counterexamples where this is not true. One could say "There are suburban areas where every trip requires a car" and that's a true statement. The generalization is not a true statement.