What can you get to within a 15-minute walk of your house?

A recent YouGov survey asked Americans what they think they should be able to get to within a 15-minute walk of their house.

Of these choices, I can currently walk to all of them from my apartment, aside from a university (no biggie, I’m not currently studying, although there is a Tafe within walking distance), a hospital, and a sports arena.

How many can you get to with a 15 minute walk from your house?

#fuckcars #walkability #urbanism #UrbanPlanning @fuck_cars #walking

  • delirious_owl
    81·
    9 months ago

    Gas stations are commonly convience stores. Folks walk there to buy snacks and drinks. And drugs.

      • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@reddthat.com
        11·
        9 months ago

        Groceries stores are usual huge. If you just want a single item, could still be 10+ minutes from getting to the edge of the parking lot to getting back to the edge of the parking lot with that one item. With a convenience store, its like 3 minutes.

        Personally, I still rather go to the grocery store since they’re generally a lot cheaper and have more options.

          • AA5B@lemmy.world
            1·
            9 months ago

            I think Walrus is doubling down on the “gas station is convenience store” idea, which is all too common in car-centric US. Here, my nearest convenience store is a 7-11, which is a huge chain that used to be separate convenience stores like mine, but now they’re usually at gas stations.

            We really need to be working on getting rid of gas stations, not letting them be a convenience store destination

        • pseudo@jlai.luEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          The side of a grocery store depends on where you live. In dense enough neighbourhood they are on the smaller side.