Average distance to a supermarket in Amsterdam is 400 meter or 1300 feet

Re:Average distance to a supermarket in Amsterdam is 400 met... by em500 on Friday December 08, 2023 @06:26AM (#38567732)

Maybe the more interesting stats for parents:

Average distance to primary/elementary school: 500m (with on average 3.6 schools within a 1km radius, 27.5 within a 3km radius)

Average distance to secondary/middle-high school: 900m (with on average 10.8 schools within a 3km radius)

That's why starting from age 8 or so most kids cycle or walk to school themselves (there are no school busses in the Netherlands AFAIK).

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Re:Average distance to a supermarket in Amsterdam is 400 met... by sejtnjir on Friday December 08, 2023 @07:21AM (#38568143)

I can confirm there are no school buses in Amsterdam. School kids do use the extensive public transport network to get to school on occasion.

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Re:Average distance to a supermarket in Amsterdam is 400 met... by scruple on Friday December 08, 2023 @10:31AM (#38570200)

From what I've seen in recent years, we don't have school buses in a lot of the US anymore, either. Now every school-aged kid has to be transported back and forth in a personal vehicle.

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