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TheGoldenEel posted...

Theyre not, not really

i can walk .5 mile to about 20 different restaurants, a couple convenience stores, 5+ music venues, 5-10 breweries, 5+ parks, events all spring/summer, etc

being able to walk a mile to the strip mall that has a couple chain restaurants and a dollar store isnt close to the same thing

This. I can walk a mile north or south and hit a strip mall but it's a two mile walk to the proper shopping/night life section of the area. It's a three mile walk to the rail station to leave the area. There are buses but the scheduling is very hit and miss depending on the time of day and where you need to go.

This is also in Texas, so if you want to be presentable when you get somewhere, walking is not an option for most of the year.

doshindude posted...

The area I grew up around has never had proper sidewalks save for a few short spots, and a kid got hit and killed by a truck in the 90s. It's *walkable* I suppose but it doesn't have a lot of positive attributes going for it.

This is also a problem. There are places and times I won't walk because lack of infrastructure puts me at the mercy of awful drivers.

Still, this is all more than what some have and it suits my current lifestyle, so I have no issues but being in an actual walkable city is fucking magical and my ultimate goal.