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Re:Lawsuits Block Thousands of Seattle Homes, $39M for Affor... by jamestimmins on Monday February 27, 2023 @05:39PM (#34963008)
Yes and no. That's certainly a factor, but outside of work, people also tend to stay pretty close to their neighborhoods (I've been able to walk to my grocery store in the last 3 neighborhoods I've lived in). There's also been substantial work to build new mass transit, but housing hasn't increased substantially around the transit stops.
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Re:Lawsuits Block Thousands of Seattle Homes, $39M for Affor... by josuepeq on Monday February 27, 2023 @10:20PM (#34965252)
SF is small, hilly, and consists of many square miles of single family homes; with cars being the predominant way around town.

Less than 2000 feet from the geographical center of town, I live in a fully detached single family home with a huge backyard. My Walkscore of 35 equates to the nearest full line supermarket being a solid mile away, mostly flat, the nearest corner store is 0.8 miles away with 364 feet of elevation changes, too.

:30 minutes between runs of the bus means that all of my neighbors and I tend to drive everywhere. Trust me, this is not ideal.

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