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Good question. Speaking just for myself, I moved from a mainly-driving area to a small urban center residence some years back, and the walking aspect was great.

Good question. Speaking just for myself, I moved from a mainly-driving area to a small urban center residence some years back, and the walking aspect was great. I mean, walking to the library for the first time, I almost cried tears of joy. At my previous residence going to the library meant a ten-minute drive, which wasn't so bad, and now it was a three-minute walk. (Interestingly I just realized that I usually lived about a ten-minute drive from the libraries near where I lived, back in Japan) I guess I could say I felt more liberated, almost like I was part-owner of the downtown space, and it was no longer a destination that I felt I had to plan to visit. The car no longer felt so necessary-though I still used it--and riding my bicycle felt like more of a natural fit.

tegeek 12y ago
I second that. I live in a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden & its a pretty walkable area. The library is litrally 2 minutes walk from my apartment. I had tears in my eyes when I walked it two years back for the first time in my life. My son's day care is 5 minutes walk. The nearest shop is 3 minutes walk. The bus/train station is 6 minutes walk. I take train to reach office which takes 35 minutes door to door. Guess what, I rarely take my car out. May be I switch my car on twice a week or sometimes once a week just to warm up the engine. There is a lake with swimming beach in summer and a forest which is around 10 minutes walk. These are all the things which are truly priceless. And I wish everyone sometimes in their lives experience this, how much good it is to walk to do almost everything you want.