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I think a sweet spot are neighborhoods ~10-15 minutes from city centers. You usually get a nice mix between city benefits and suburban ones. Once you get furt
by siliconc0w 12y ago
I think a sweet spot are neighborhoods ~10-15 minutes from city centers. You usually get a nice mix between city benefits and suburban ones.
Once you get further than that your total transit time starts to grow compared to the average time you'll spend at your destination (i.e shopping, eating, going to a show, whatever). A good ratio for me is about .25 - i.e if I'm going to spend a total of 30 minutes in transit and I have a reason to stay ~> 2 hours then I'm likely to go.
The distance 10-15minutes equates to varies by place and I imagine the transportation options can also move the dial as well.
- kcorbitt 12y agoWhether this works or not depends a great deal on the size and geography of the city you're talking about. Where I grew up outside of Seattle, we could get from our very suburban home in Bellevue into downtown Seattle in about 20 minutes, close to your range. Where I live now in London, on the other hand, it takes 45 minutes to get into the center and I would still consider my zone very urban, with few or none of the benefits (space, isolation, safer neighborhoods, etc) that suburbia brings. When I have children, I fully intend to move back into the suburban ring around a mid-sized city where I can regain those benefits without cutting myself off from civilization entirely.
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoDon't suburbs have a negative connotation outside of the states? I mean, Europe they can at least be peaceful (well, except France), but in Asia its where the poor people live who can't afford an apartment in the city.
- goodJobWalrus 12y ago> with few or none of the benefits (space, isolation, safer neighborhoods, etc) that suburbia brings. isolation is a benefit?
- ams6110 12y agoSome people prefer to live with more than a sheet of drywall between themselves and their neighbors.