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I wasn't intending to but now that you mention it... (midwest.social)

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[-] dexa_scantron@lemmy.world 13 points 9 months ago

It's awful! I was staying in a hotel one mile from my job's main office in Silicon Valley, so I figured I'd get some exercise and walk to the hotel instead of getting an Uber. And holy crap it was almost impossible. The sidewalk kept disappearing, especially at major roads and freeways, there were no crosswalks, I had to cut through multiple parking lots. I've never seen a place more actively hostile to pedestrians.

[-] squiblet@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago

I tried walking from one house to another in a Texas suburb, near Houston. Similar experience. There were NO accommodations for pedestrians at all. Long stretches had no sidewalks, no crosswalks, and drivers seem to think anyone walking would be completely insane or dispensable, and aren’t looking for them at all. Truly ridiculous. Plus of course the town was insanely spread out and something that seemed like a reasonable walk, having driven many times, was actually 9-10 miles.

[-] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Wait till you visit Kathmandu

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