You mean those wide, spotless manicured, tree lined roads, devoid of cars, that we see on American TV shows aren’t real?
I’m shocked I tell you. Shocked!
Walking to a friend’s house is nice as long as there’s not a big multilane highway with no pedestrian infrastructure dividing the town in between. Car dependency is a big problem in most of the US. Portland is probably a bit better than other places in that regard, but I’m sure they have still have some issues with it.
I would think this would be a good use for VOIP landlines since lots of places are probably doing away with dedicated phone wires.
baggins@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
TehPers@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
They’re real. In gated communities.
I’ve seen it before, but the homes cost multiple millions of dollars. Not in my price range lol.
Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
I agree, and that often ends up being the excuse why kids aren’t allowed to walk or bike to school, and it’s fucking terrible.
But when you look at stats from countries in Europe, you have some countries that have kids being fully independent (in regard to walking or biking or taking public transportation) by their time they’re 10 or 11 and able to do considerably more than North American teenagers, even at younger ages. It’s kind of disgraceful for us North Americans.