The old suburban office park is the new American ghost town

Re:The old suburban office park is the new American ghost town by rhinoceraptor on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @08:16PM (#9926857)

Try going to the grocery store in the suburbs on a bike. Sidewalks are great for walking your dog. But in the suburbs, you are trapped to your car.

You can't walk, take the bus, or ride a bike anywhere. Not only because it's 10 miles away, but because there simply is no safe way to get there without a car.

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Re:The old suburban office park is the new American ghost town by dripton on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @08:33PM (#9926929)

I live in the suburbs. I ride my bike to work. It's safe enough. People are just scared.

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Re:The old suburban office park is the new American ghost town by rhinoceraptor on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @08:49PM (#9926997)

If you're young and reasonably fit, you can pretty much get anywhere. But most people would never consider riding on high speed roads or where there isn't a bike lane.

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Re:The old suburban office park is the new American ghost town by treiser on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @11:00PM (#9927504)

What is the definition of a suburb to you? There are no areas around nyc considered suburbs where a grocery store is 10 miles away.

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