I can walk to literally everything I need in my daily life except my job, and the share of residents lucky enough to work in the city can walk or bike to those too. My city scores incredibly high in both walk and bike scores; this drives real estate prices up, which drives employers to the suburbs, and—wouldn’t you know it!—the cheapest places to build office parks are situated away from the commuter transit.
Sure, your definition works. Your place of work is obviously included into the list of location that needs to be accessible, since it’s somewhere you commute to almost every day.
platypode@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Define walkable.
I can walk to literally everything I need in my daily life except my job, and the share of residents lucky enough to work in the city can walk or bike to those too. My city scores incredibly high in both walk and bike scores; this drives real estate prices up, which drives employers to the suburbs, and—wouldn’t you know it!—the cheapest places to build office parks are situated away from the commuter transit.
rockerface@lemmy.cafe 3 weeks ago
That’s not walkable. The definition is not that difficult
platypode@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Idk if you’re trolling or just obstinate lmao
rockerface@lemmy.cafe 3 weeks ago
Sure, your definition works. Your place of work is obviously included into the list of location that needs to be accessible, since it’s somewhere you commute to almost every day.
stickyprimer@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
They’re not being obstinate. You are working very hard not to understand that your job has to be walkable too.
Mpatch@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Let me just walk my 315lb welder to work each morning. Can I borrow your kids radio flyer after you walked them to school?
RoddyStiggs@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
If your job makes you take a welder home with you at night, you need a new job.
rockerface@lemmy.cafe 2 weeks ago
If only the only people that use cars on a daily basis were the ones that actually need to, maybe you wouldn’t be so bitter and angry about it.
stickyprimer@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Walkable: jobs, homes, and basic essentials shopping coexist near enough to each other.
It’s not walkable if you only have 2 out of 3.