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this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2023
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if anyone in this community uses a car you are part of the problem
On the other hand, there isn't another option you have in that community.
This community is super walkable and is a good 5 min walk to a big grocery store too
indeed. it's a systemic problem, not an individual problem. we need a network of protected bike lanes, a fuck ton more transit, and zoning reform
Fuck those people for being middle class! /s
Places like this are all many of us can afford. Downtown is either expensive af or shitty. Schools in the burbs tend to be nice enough, there's enough room for kids and friends.
Yeah, there are other options, but most of us can't afford them or don't want to take the immediate lifestyle hit.
we need to densify the suburbs
"downtown is .. shitty" so move to the "shitty" area, help make it better.
unless you mean "I am prepared to live in a car-brained hellscape as long as my neighbours are all white" as most suburbanites have done through history, in which case please move into the sea