I have moved to a place that has a grocery store within 5 minutes of walking and is a GAME CHANGER for me.
The last place I lived at, 30 min drive to the grocery store in the other town. Yes, there were not grocery stores in the town I lived in.
In college, I had to walk an hour (one way) to get to the grocery store. Which was technically about the same time as busses, since every stop was an hour wait.
When I was traveling, stopped in Bakersfield because its the only place in that God forsaken area. I was eating a burger and saw a book store across the street. But it was a very busy street, and I didn’t see any crosswalks. So I pulled up google maps, and low behold, 15 min walk to get to the bookstore that was literally across the street from me. 5 min drive.
Yes US’s infrastructure is just that bad. You are lucky if you get sidewalks in rural areas.
I “technically” have busses near my house. The bus stop is on the corner and the grocery store is about 2 miles away. No brainer right?
Nope. Because the bus only comes every 45 minutes (according to the schedule, good luck if you trust it) and it takes 2.5hrs to go from my stop to the one next to the grocery store.
Or I can just walk the 25 mins or whatever it takes me to walk there.
The city I currently live in is making a HUGE push for public transportation. Fixing roads, adding a ton of bike lanes, lighting up paved trails thought the city, adding train station stops, free parking garages, and MAKING ALL BUSES FREE FOR EVERYONE. You can even call a bus to come pick you up. Its actually insane what they have done in the last year or two.
I am American.
I have moved to a place that has a grocery store within 5 minutes of walking and is a GAME CHANGER for me.
The last place I lived at, 30 min drive to the grocery store in the other town. Yes, there were not grocery stores in the town I lived in.
In college, I had to walk an hour (one way) to get to the grocery store. Which was technically about the same time as busses, since every stop was an hour wait.
When I was traveling, stopped in Bakersfield because its the only place in that God forsaken area. I was eating a burger and saw a book store across the street. But it was a very busy street, and I didn’t see any crosswalks. So I pulled up google maps, and low behold, 15 min walk to get to the bookstore that was literally across the street from me. 5 min drive.
Yes US’s infrastructure is just that bad. You are lucky if you get sidewalks in rural areas.
you have buses so you’re lucky. lol
and the entirety of kern county felt like a west coast version of the new jersey turnpike
I “technically” have busses near my house. The bus stop is on the corner and the grocery store is about 2 miles away. No brainer right?
Nope. Because the bus only comes every 45 minutes (according to the schedule, good luck if you trust it) and it takes 2.5hrs to go from my stop to the one next to the grocery store.
Or I can just walk the 25 mins or whatever it takes me to walk there.
Definitely lucky.
The city I currently live in is making a HUGE push for public transportation. Fixing roads, adding a ton of bike lanes, lighting up paved trails thought the city, adding train station stops, free parking garages, and MAKING ALL BUSES FREE FOR EVERYONE. You can even call a bus to come pick you up. Its actually insane what they have done in the last year or two.
Not moving anytime soon thats for sure.