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Re:Americans are choosing to be alone, but we should reverse... by dangus on Sunday November 27, 2022 @12:05PM (#33764481)
I'll just wear myself out if I keep letting myself respond to feelings-based comments like yours with facts, like how NYC is below the national average in crime safety [1] and well below national average on obesity. [2]

I shouldn't exert myself pointing out that the average cost of a vehicle is about $5000 per year [3], which costs a lot more than the unlimited miles you can travel with a $75/month bus/train pass in Chicago. [4]

It would probably blow the minds of car-dwellers to find out that it only takes 20 minutes to walk a mile. [5]

[1] https://realestate.usnews.com/places/new-york/new-york-city/...

[2] https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/obesity.pa...

[3] https://www.move.org/average-cost-owning-a-car/

[4] https://www.transitchicago.com/fares/

[5] https://www.nike.com/a/how-long-does-it-take-to-walk-a-mile

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Re:Americans are choosing to be alone, but we should reverse... by snoot on Sunday November 27, 2022 @02:04PM (#33765596)
> it only takes 20 minutes to walk a mile

Which means you have massive delays between stops, and can’t do much if you don’t have hours available.

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Re:Americans are choosing to be alone, but we should reverse... by ryan_lane on Monday November 28, 2022 @02:46AM (#33770814)
You know in cities there's trains, buses, and cabs, right?

Especially in a city like NYC, essentially everything you need is within a mile. I live in Tokyo right now, and everything I need for daily life is within a quarter of a mile. I can get basically anywhere in the city in 30 minutes.

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Re:Americans are choosing to be alone, but we should reverse... by snoot on Monday November 28, 2022 @10:58AM (#33775195)
Awesome, you’ve named the features of the downtown of two of the densest and most expensive cities in the world.

You know cities aren’t all like that?

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Re:Americans are choosing to be alone, but we should reverse... by ryan_lane on Tuesday November 29, 2022 @12:34AM (#33784049)
Tokyo doesn't really have a downtown, and what I described works for most of Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Sapporo. I think it mostly covers all 5 boroughs of NYC.

I lived without a car in SF for 10 years and I think it covers that city as well. A lot of international cities work the same way.

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