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It's the same in most large cities. Of course this is paid for at the till...
> Of course this is paid for at the till... Not needing to own a car more than makes up for that.
I would like to see how many SKU's are in these stores compared to places where the stores are further apart.
Right? I lived in Brooklyn and could walk to three grocery stores, but none of them sold a decent sirloin.
There's a YouTube channel[1] explaining the difference between North American cities and European ones. As a resident of Amsterdam he covers this city a lot. I'm from Zurich, Switzerland. I don't own a car because everything I need is either in walking/cycling distance or reachable by public transport. While I've been well aware of the car dependency situation in North America, watching a few episodes from the mentio…
Maybe the more interesting stats for parents: Average distance to primary/elementary school: 500m (with on average 3.6 schools within a 1km radius, 27.5 within a 3km radius) Average distance to secondary/middle-high school: 900m (with on average 10.8 schools within a 3km radius) That's why starting from age 8 or so most kids cycle or walk to school themselves (there are no school busses in the Netherlands AFAIK).
I can confirm there are no school buses in Amsterdam. School kids do use the extensive public transport network to get to school on occasion.
There's a YouTube channel[1] explaining the difference between North American cities and European ones. As a resident of Amsterdam he covers this city a lot. I'm from Zurich, Switzerland. I don't own a car because everything I need is either in walking/cycling distance or reachable by public transport. While I've been well aware of the car dependency situation in North America, watching a few episodes from the mentio…
I mean like I live in the Romanian suburb and it's not great, but supermarkets everywhere and walkways alongside car roads is the norm. What we still try to catch up is Netherland-ish bike lanes, problem's when they do it at all, "they" (city roadworks) implement it in a very Balkan way: they made a bike lane allright but every 10 meters there's a crossing with a 10 cm bump, makes biking on the lane rather impractical if not impossible.
There's a YouTube channel[1] explaining the difference between North American cities and European ones. As a resident of Amsterdam he covers this city a lot. I'm from Zurich, Switzerland. I don't own a car because everything I need is either in walking/cycling distance or reachable by public transport. While I've been well aware of the car dependency situation in North America, watching a few episodes from the mentio…
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Which, luckily, no-one is suggesting here. (By the way: there's always new 1 or 2 year olds coming in, too...)
The missing ingredient (compared to previous times) is numerous close friends/family who can help take care of the babies and toddlers.
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The thing is that 1 or 2 year olds don't stay that age forever and shouldn't dictate the design of a city.
Which, luckily, no-one is suggesting here. (By the way: there's always new 1 or 2 year olds coming in, too...)
There's a YouTube channel[1] explaining the difference between North American cities and European ones. As a resident of Amsterdam he covers this city a lot. I'm from Zurich, Switzerland. I don't own a car because everything I need is either in walking/cycling distance or reachable by public transport. While I've been well aware of the car dependency situation in North America, watching a few episodes from the mentio…
I'm in Chicago in Rogers Park and own no car. Everything I need is walking distance and I get to work via commuter rail that is a block from me. It's awesome.
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It's not a rant, but thanks for the sarcasm. It's an observation, given that I've lived through those decades. You would have loved the 70s. Nothing open on a Sunday, and shops closed half day on Wednesdays.
And a dutiful wife cooking that freshly bought food, with my pipe and slippers ready for when I get in, kids ready for evening inspection and off to bed, yeah sounds delightful.