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Comment by wmeredith

17 days ago

Eh, I live in a fairly typical midwest suburb and I don't have access to walkable groceries. But my local grocery store is about a 5 min drive.

Is that a "five mile" drive or is that literally five minutes from car start to car park?

Because I can get about 2 miles by car in that time, if I'm really honest about stop lights and such.

'Walkable' has been heavily influenced by the car culture we live in.

Too many, crossing an intersection with a traffic light makes that commute unwalkable. In my suburbia, going from one shop to another 5 doors down requires driving.