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Re:Walkable Streets Are More Economically Productive by bluGill on Thursday January 18, 2018 @03:43PM (#16181203)
You are comparing the wrong thing. When you are in a walkable area most of the things you want to get to are closer than the distance that you walk form your car to the store in the mall.

When there are 2 good restaurants on your block, and a small grocery store: you don't need to go to the mall anymore.

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Re:Walkable Streets Are More Economically Productive by jimmaswell on Thursday January 18, 2018 @03:46PM (#16181232)
It was like that at college, on-campus eating places within a 5 minute walk of my dorm. Having experienced both, I prefer driving for 5 minutes to walking for 3.
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Re:Walkable Streets Are More Economically Productive by Smaug123 on Thursday January 18, 2018 @05:18PM (#16182085)
This is your prerogative; but understand that very many people do not think like you.
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Re:Walkable Streets Are More Economically Productive by superhuzza on Friday January 19, 2018 @03:08PM (#16189332)
Entirely subjective - I will walk 20 minutes to avoid 5 minutes of driving and parking.
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