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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

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[–] markstos@urbanists.social 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars I built free software to quantify amenity categories within a 10-min walk:

https://mark.stosberg.com/new-software-to-calculate-walk-potential-for-cities/

My default categories:

- Arts / cultural space
- Bank / ATM
- Bar / pub
- Barber
- Bike shop
- Bus stop / Rail Station
- Café / Tea Shop
- Car share station
- Community center / place of worship
- Daycare
- Fitness or Sports Center
- Grocery store
- Hardware store
- Laundromat
- Library
- Liquor / cannabis store
- Park
- Pharmacy
- Restaurant
- School
- Retail / boutique

[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

There's no university or sports arena within 15 minutes of me but, the bus station will take me to either and I could walk to the sports arena if I really felt like it. I think the movie theater might be closer to a 20 minute walk but that's still reasonable.

[–] BenAveling@mastodon.au 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars ultimately, it’s largely about density. Eg. There are maybe 7000 pubs/night clubs etc in Australia. So if there are about 4000 ppl within walking distance of you, good chance you’ll have a pub within walking distance. Or if there are 4000 ppl within driving distance of you, good chance you’ll have a pub within driving distance. And so on for the rest…

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[–] Natanael@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I can reach half of them by foot and the other half by public transit in a similar amount of time. Sweden here obviously lol

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[–] urlyman@mastodon.social 1 points 10 months ago

@ajsadauskas

In the south of Portsmouth, UK, all of the majority shoulds bar a gas station and a hospital, and I am *fine* with that. The hospital is 5 miles away.

And for the minority shoulds, I can get to a bar. And the others are just a bit further.

@fuck_cars

[–] tshirtman@mas.to 1 points 10 months ago

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars i think i only "miss".
- a bank
- a gas station

though i didn't look for them as i don't need them.

(I live slightly to the south of Amsterdam, NL).

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