• noli@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    Probably my personal bias, I have 5 different places I could get food from within 15 minutes walking. Closer to 20 when taking a bike.

    When I visited the US I was gobsmacked by literally everything being a 30min walk at least, even in more densely populated areas

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      2 days ago

      I have 5 different places I could get food from within 15 minutes walking.

      Right, not exactly a lot of variation. It only really becomes viable once you add the bike back in.

      So while a walk-able city is a great idea in general, it does nothing for this particular issue.

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        2 days ago

        5 places is plenty variation if you cook at home most days. And if you’re eating out you can easily walk a lot more as you don’t need to worry about food getting cold