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You clearly have never lived in convenient (but high costs) parts of Manhattan. A 10min walk/transit window can span 20-40 city blocks depending on the locatio

• anamax 3y ago
  > A 10min walk/transit window Move those goal posts. The original claim was "easy walking distance I.e 5-10 minutes walk." > can span 20-40 city blocks 20 NYC blocks is a mile, which is 20 minutes walking. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/average-walking-speed https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/average-walking-sp... > convenient (but high costs) parts of Manhattan. If it's so efficient and/or desirable, why only a fraction of NYC? The answer is that those areas are a luxury good, with, as you put it, "high cost". Note that the streets, which is the whole of "planning for autos", don't have any effect on what's in the streetfronts. And, since the high cost areas were also "planned for autos" ...
  • noobermin 3y ago
    >If it's so efficient and/or desirable, why only a fraction of NYC? You are misinformed. It is only part of NYC and rare in other cities across the US because of the planning which generally supports cars, including rules like the article, parking minimums. That makes it a luxury good. Build more walkable areas then it won't be a luxury anymore.