• PeteWheeler@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    I am American.

    I have moved to a place that has a grocery store within 5 minutes of walking and is a GAME CHANGER for me.

    The last place I lived at, 30 min drive to the grocery store in the other town. Yes, there were not grocery stores in the town I lived in.

    In college, I had to walk an hour (one way) to get to the grocery store. Which was technically about the same time as busses, since every stop was an hour wait.

    When I was traveling, stopped in Bakersfield because its the only place in that God forsaken area. I was eating a burger and saw a book store across the street. But it was a very busy street, and I didn’t see any crosswalks. So I pulled up google maps, and low behold, 15 min walk to get to the bookstore that was literally across the street from me. 5 min drive.

    Yes US’s infrastructure is just that bad. You are lucky if you get sidewalks in rural areas.

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      4 days ago

      you have buses so you’re lucky. lol

      and the entirety of kern county felt like a west coast version of the new jersey turnpike

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        3 days ago

        Definitely lucky.

        The city I currently live in is making a HUGE push for public transportation. Fixing roads, adding a ton of bike lanes, lighting up paved trails thought the city, adding train station stops, free parking garages, and MAKING ALL BUSES FREE FOR EVERYONE. You can even call a bus to come pick you up. Its actually insane what they have done in the last year or two.

        Not moving anytime soon thats for sure.