• Squirrelanna@lemmynsfw.com
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    19 days ago

    Just walk? Okay, I can do that if I want… Subway. 22 minutes. That’s fine. The next closest place to eat is FOUR HOURS there and back just walking. That is not a universal solution in the US.

    • answersplease77@lemmy.world
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      19 days ago

      You’re 100% correct and it’s very appropiate that we are discussing this in c/fuckcars .

      If you live in midtown high-rise shit, you will pay $20, and waste 4 hrs of time and energy, now your kids crying and fiance fighting with you to not why just pay $30 and order delivery instead. It’s 200% not worth it but also means this shitty urban planning that priorities corporal revenues on its residents expense should change. Look it up btw even local restaurants suffer; The only winner here is Uber eats.

      • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
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        18 days ago

        It’s a very unfortunate vicious cycle. Urban planning makes it easy for people to drive around and hard to walk around, which puts stores and eating places farther away, which makes online ordering more likely, which increases car traffic, which reinforces the need of urban planning for cars…