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What can you get to within a 15-minute walk of your house? (mediacdn.aus.social)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What can you get to within a 15-minute walk of your house?

A recent YouGov survey asked Americans what they think they should be able to get to within a 15-minute walk of their house.

Of these choices, I can currently walk to all of them from my apartment, aside from a university (no biggie, I'm not currently studying, although there is a Tafe within walking distance), a hospital, and a sports arena.

How many can you get to with a 15 minute walk from your house?

#fuckcars #walkability #urbanism #UrbanPlanning @fuck_cars #walking

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars There's a couple of weird things missing there I would definitely include, like a doctor's office, a library and a gym.

I'm in a city in the UK and a lot of those are in 15 minutes walk from me. Some, like a hospital, university, cinema, shopping mall and sports arena and I think a bank I'd have to go into the city centre for, but that's only about 30 minutes walk, 10 minutes on the bike, or a short bus or metro ride. I'm generally pretty lucky in my location.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

a library

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

A bankimg institution of some sort is reasonable in a 15-minute city design. It doesn't have to be a big selection but at least one credit union or bank should be accessible. That said, retail banks are all over in Canada, so this isn't really a stretch, for us. No idea how it is in other countries, but I've been within a ~25 minute walk of a bank everywhere I've lived in urban/suburban Canada.

[–] towerful 2 points 10 months ago

In the UK, the majority of banking is online.
I can order new cards, pay bills/people, open a new account, take out a loan, even deposit cheques from my phone/computer.
I imagine there are occasionally things that need in-person banking. But i havent been into a branch in 5+ years.
So, id expect a bank to be commutable via public transport.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

@blindsight In the UK a lot of bank branches have closed over the last couple of decades. The post office can do some basic banking services for some of the banks, but hardly a comprehensive service. It's especially a problem for more isolated rural communities some of which don't even have a post office either.