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Yes, but walkability goes far beyond sidewalks. It's easy to find US cities with plenty of sidewalks that are hideously unwalkable, as well as many streets in Japan with no sidewalks that are still highly walkable.
Unless there are separate streets for pedestrians (which is basically non existent in US most of the time), not sure how you can have any city walkable without sidewalks.
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In the US, you'll empty your bank account and still get terrible service - you've spent money but received terrible care. Maybe things change if you can afford your own full-time doctor for 500k / year. Canada ranks above the US in every healthcare measure.
How/where? Is this actually a 'solid insurance is hard to get problem'? Neither myself or family (extended included) have experienced problems and we certainly don't have private doctors. The whole 'american healthcare bad/unaffordable' argument is something that I hear quite a bit on the internet, but pretty much never do in real life.
Insurance can be contingent on different things:
> Where can I receive care?
> If a provider is not in a plan’s network, the insurance company may not pay for the service(s) provided or may pay a smaller portion than it would for in-network care. This means the enrollee who goes outside of the network for care may be required to pay a much higher share of the cost. This is an important concept to understand, especially if you are not originally from the local Stanford area.
* https://vaden.stanford.edu/insurance-referral-office/health-...
If you happen to be in a car crash, make sure your ambulance drive takes you to an in-network hospital.
Had a fun conversation about language learning with an American friend who's learning German. She asked me what "walkable" is in German. Then it hit me, we don't have this word because in Germany this concept is unknown. Funny how societal factors have such an imprint in language.
"Fußgängerfreundlich"? It is used alright. E.g. Berlin has really bad street lighting, so I guess you could say it is not very pedestrian friendly.
I haven't heard this before and can only find online usage from official institutions and city departments though, so maybe it's a more official term?
There’s nothing at this site except a hat that’s for sale and a claim that it’s raising money for a documentary?
What would you like to see on the site? The main purpose is to raise funds for the walkability doc. The doc will cover why the US became car-centric (corporate lobbying, etc), benefits of walkable infrastructure and it will compare US cities to walkable Euro cities.
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What would you like to see on the site? The main purpose is to raise funds for the walkability doc. The doc will cover why the US became car-centric (corporate lobbying, etc), benefits of walkable infrastructure and it will compare US cities to walkable Euro cities.
I’d like to see anything supporting the claim made in the post title.
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It’s a project raising money for the documentary. Goal of the doc is to raise awareness about walkability.
That's a nice goal, but the site doesn't deliver the promise of the headline. You don't cite a single study or back up that headline on the site. The site title doesn't match the headline. It's spammy to bait-and-switch with a submission that says one thing and then takes me to a page that tries to sell me a hat and make a donation - and utterly fails to provide any substance to back up the claim.
Why do you feel better when you go to Europe, or even to Disneyland? Humans crave walkable neighborhoods. American and Canadian infrastructure is the main reason we have so many mental health problems.
Modern America reserves walkability for college campuses (which explains some of the nostalgia that attaches to them); golf courses and shopping malls -- which may explain part of their popularity.
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"free", but you often get what you pay for. source: am canadian.
> "free", but you often get what you pay for. You pay your taxes and you gets your health care. As opposed to the US where even if you pay your premiums you may not get coverage if you go to the "wrong" (out of network) hospital, or the "wrong" (OON) doctor even if in the right hospital. Be sure to inform your ambulance driver of your in-network hospitals so you get taken to the "correct" hospital after a car crash.…
Expected a study, got an ad. Literally the "above-the-fold" piece is an ad to buy a MAWA hat and then a beg for a documentary that isn't yet produced. Ugh.
There's no quicker way to get me to close a tab, aside from maybe just invoking window.close() yourself