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Re:Californians may tax the rich more to subsidise electric ... by SpicyLemonZest on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @12:39PM (#33250153)
I don't think that's true. My grandparents live near a town of 4k people or so that's not walkable in the slightest, spread out over miles of highway with massive city-sized streets criscrossing everything. Certainly nobody can walk to the grocery store, which is on a hill far away from the residential areas.
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Re:Californians may tax the rich more to subsidise electric ... by bombcar on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @02:06PM (#33251531)
I'm sure they exist, but what is around the grocery store that there's no houses within 2 miles?

Often the "new developments" near these towns are out of town a bit, but even two miles isn't an insane walk.

I'll grant that many of them don't have much in the way of sidewalks, but you can often find them.

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Re:Californians may tax the rich more to subsidise electric ... by SpicyLemonZest on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @05:12PM (#33254063)
It has some unbuildable hills on one side, the county hospital on another, and then parking lots plus a giant highway interchange filling out the rest of the space.
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