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Walkable and suburban is not mutually exclusive. And a huge majority of the noise comes from cars anyways. I understand the desire to live on a street with no/l

Walkable and suburban is not mutually exclusive. And a huge majority of the noise comes from cars anyways. I understand the desire to live on a street with no/little stores, which is very common in walkable cities. >There is no way I am paying a premium for some fancy cornerstone which stocks only the 2 roll packages. Me neither. In walkable cities, big supermarket chains adapt so you get the benefits of scaling without driving to a warehouse style monstrosity. For example, I have 5 "supermarket"s (3 different chains) in 10 minute walking distance and never had to drive for groceries. If I ever have to buy anything more than I can carry, which is once or twice a year at max for a party or whatever, I bring a "bazaar car"[0] (sorry, don't know what it's called in English). For daily groceries, I just stop by for 3-5 minutes (or sometimes 10 if I am that indecisive) and get what I need on my way back home. And this city is very car centric, but it is still walkable thanks to mixed use zoning basically everywhere and okish public transit. Again, this doesn't mean there aren't any quiet residential areas. Most residential areas with a 2 minute walk to the nearest shopping street are pretty quiet. Everybody wants to save the world, but nobody wants to change their habits. [0] https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=pazar+arabas%C4%B1&iax=images&ia=images https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=pazar+arabas%C4%B1&iax=imag...

4ggr0 4y ago
> I bring a "bazaar car"[0] (sorry, don't know what it's called in English) It's called a shopping caddy or shopping trolley[0] :) Not a native speaker myself either but I also wondered what the english word is. Maybe a native speaker can chime in an tell us if there's a slang term for these caddies. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_caddy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_caddy
- atahanacar 4y ago
  Ah yes, thanks. That's it. Now that I've think about it, I've heard that word before, but couldn't remember it for whatever reason. For people looking to buy one, I suggest getting triple-wheeled ones (3 wheels on both sides). They can easily climb stairs while pulling them so you don't have to pick it up every time.
  - LargoLasskhyfv 4y ago
    Depending on the model and the stairs, they can be annoyingly loud and actually 'erode' the edges of the steps.
    - atahanacar 4y ago
      True. Both issues are caused by the wheels being too small.
LargoLasskhyfv 4y ago
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hackenporsche https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hackenporsche ;-)

4ggr0 4y ago

> I bring a "bazaar car"[0] (sorry, don't know what it's called in English) It's called a shopping caddy or shopping trolley[0] :) Not a native speaker myself either but I also wondered what the english word is. Maybe a native speaker can chime in an tell us if there's a slang term for these caddies. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_caddy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shopping_caddy

atahanacar 4y ago
Ah yes, thanks. That's it. Now that I've think about it, I've heard that word before, but couldn't remember it for whatever reason. For people looking to buy one, I suggest getting triple-wheeled ones (3 wheels on both sides). They can easily climb stairs while pulling them so you don't have to pick it up every time.
- LargoLasskhyfv 4y ago
  Depending on the model and the stairs, they can be annoyingly loud and actually 'erode' the edges of the steps.
  - atahanacar 4y ago
    True. Both issues are caused by the wheels being too small.

LargoLasskhyfv 4y ago

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hackenporsche https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hackenporsche ;-)