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Re:Jaywalking decriminalization, 100 years after the auto in... by BXLE_1-1-BitIs1 on Monday December 21, 2020 @10:41PM (#25502595)
Post WWII bylaws mandated super wide streets and wide separation between houses, ostensibly for fire protection. I spent Grade 6 through 13 (Ontario prolonged the torture) in a new build Toronto suburb. Virtually no transit to speak of and the nearest bus stop a twenty minute walk away, followed by nearly an hour to get downtown. Cycling was faster - still is,even with decades of transit improvements.

After high school I moved to the inner city and stayed clear of the suburbs.

Today I'm in a walkable century old dense neighborhood in a small regional center, but have to drive to get groceries. The car can stay parked for a week.

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Re:Jaywalking decriminalization, 100 years after the auto in... by greyhair on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @09:52AM (#25506748)
Other than commuting, and grocery shopping, my car also stays parked. My wife and I only looked at small urban areas to live (we both lived urban when we met). I have telecommuted through COVID, and in the last year, I have only put 3500 miles on my car (now fourteen years old), and that includes three months of commuting before we went 100% on-line.
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