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Making public transit better would also really help. Then you can access those things 10m away in a similar amount of time. For large items you'd use a car or
by seabrookmx 4y ago
Making public transit better would also really help.
Then you can access those things 10m away in a similar amount of time.
For large items you'd use a car or pickup for, businesses would adapt by offering delivery.
It's definitely possible, but the infrastructure investment would be gargantuan.
- bombcar 4y agoIt’s much easier now than even a few years ago - everyone offers delivery. Same day is a bit of a sticker but you can find towns near major areas where you won’t need your car most days (assuming you can find work).
- falcolas 4y agoI'd love better public transit. But public transit in rural areas (and there will always be rural areas as long as there are farms and ranches, and communities to support them) is minimal to non-existent. Use is infrequent, meaning it would either have to be subsidized, which never makes folks in the city happy, or cost an arm and a leg per trip, making it impractical for rural users.
- seabrookmx 4y agoYeah you have to draw the line somewhere. I grew up in a town of a few thousand people, 45m drive from the nearest "city." With that population density it's never going to make sense to put something like light rail on that route. So these people will continue to use cars. And that's fine.. hopefully cars continue to get safer and easier on the environment. I think it's the urban/suburban sprawls akin to LA that really could benefit from better transit/walkability.