I wish this weren't the case in more places in Canada and the U.S. Where I grew up in central Canada this would almost certainly be a similar experience, but I

I wish this weren't the case in more places in Canada and the U.S. Where I grew up in central Canada this would almost certainly be a similar experience, but I did happen to live within walking distance, even in the awful suburbs, to every school I attended. Now on the west coast, without a family, I have no doubt that everyone walks their kids to wherever they need to be. There are about 15 schools within some reasonable walking distance, and I think that's incredible and I hope that propogates. Weather is a non-position to me, I don't see how it could be sufficiently arduous as to require a car all the time if the other conditions are met (maybe some of the time), but I'd be curious what I'm missing there. I grew up in hilariously cold winters and now live in extremely wet winters. This of course changes if you've chosen or have had to live really far out from where you need to be every day, but my impression is that this is more often a choice in NA than it is in EU where the centre is the premium for all these reasons (afaik)