Groceries, (crappy) park, pharmacy, 2 bus stops, light rail stop serving three lines, at least 15 restaurants/food carts, a bank, a gas station (and a standalone convenience store), a hospital, a barber shop, and a few bars.
For the missing, good transit access fills in the gaps mostly:
- Day care: I don't have kids, so I don't know this one. There probably is day care in the area.
- Post office: I'm in kind of an awkward area for some amenities, and that includes post offices. Post drop boxes are plentiful, but an actual office takes some travel.
- Shopping mall: I don't frequent shopping malls, but there the light rail links up with some. Most are dying, but one is doing well. This is a shrug.
- Movie theater: A few minutes on the light rail, no problem.
- University: Portland State University is an urban university that I work at. I can access it by bus or light rail.
- Sports arena: There are at least two sizeable sports arenas, the Moda Center and Providence Park, on the MAX light rail. The light rail gets heavy use from Portlanders who don't want to deal with parking.
There are two exceptions:
- Good parks: The area actually has a lot of great parks, but there is a freeway blocking the nearest one. I can take transit, bike, or walk a while. That's doable, but it adds a lot of time if I just want to go lounge around in the outdoors.
- Elementary Schools: If I had kids, the area would be not great. It's a 25 minute walk, which is a bit much. That said, one of the "bike bus" programs would be perfect since the route isn't that long.
@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars In a Brussels suburb we've got all of those things within max 15min walking except a gas station, a sports arena and a movie theatre.
8 of these if a Dollar general counts as a grocery store, otherwise 7.
high rise strip malls with conveyor belts. ala Jetsons. my robovac has a lot to learn
I can reach everything on that list in 15mins by foot except for a sports arena and a hospital.
@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars this just shows that despite countless tv shows that attest otherwise, Americans have no appreciate for the humble neighbourhood bar.
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In a 15 minute walk, in the Greater #Montreal , I have access to:
- Grocery Store
- (Miniature) Park
- Pharmacy
- Bus Stop
- Restaurant
- Post Office
- Bank
- Gas Station (why‽)
- (Fake) Shopping Mall
@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars Practically all of them (I'm in Europe of course) although the hospital and the sports arena would require a brisk walk, more like 20+min. But there are dozens of doctors nearby.
@fuck_cars @ajsadauskas all but a park, hospital and uni for me, though I’d get to them in about 30-45 mins and there are good buses to the latter two. Not a bad score really. I’m intrigued that the question in the poll starts out with reference to the 15-minute neighbourhood. Given the conspiracy theories I wonder if they’d get higher scores without an “ideological” scene setting and just asked the questions in isolation.
Living in an urban part of Ottawa, Ontario. The neighborhood is called Centretown West
Grocery: Not a supermarket, but right across the street from my building, there's a corner store that sells all of the relevant staple foods like bread, milk, eggs, some produce, dry groceries, etc.
Pharmacy: Yes actually a couple of options.
Bus stop: There is one near me, and I'm also only about 10 minutes from the metro light rail station.
Restaurant: I live near the city's "little Italy" and "Chinatown" areas, so I'm spoiled for choice here. I also live near a stroad which means fast food options.
Post office: They are commonly in pharmacies here in Canada, and the one near me is no exception
Bank: Yes, in fact I could probably access a branch for all of the major Canadian banks within a 15-20 minute walk.
Elementary school: Yes there's one close to me. A high school too.
Daycare: Yup, a few actually.
Hospital: Not within walking, but there are clinics
Barber: Quite a few over in Little Italy, including the one I go to.
Bar: Tons along the strip of Little Italy
Mall: Nope, but lots of shopping options at individual shops around me. Malls are gross anyway.
University: I am about a 20 minute walk to Carleton, and the walk would be through the park mentioned above
@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars All but the hospital, university, arena, movie theatre, and bank. Notably all of those are still less than 45 minutes walk and understandable. Also all are under 20 minutes on my bike.
15 min walk.. In the US...?
laughs in San Franciscan
@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars 7 of these are available to me, but the park closes at sundown, I don't have children, hair, or drink outside my home. The only one I use is the bus stop.
How many can you get to with a 15 minute walk from your house?
Jokes on you, I live in the countryside and we have a bar/restaurant and 2 Bus stops and that's it.
Linving in.Montreal. Hospital is about 25 walking. No university but one college under 15. I have the mf olympic stadium at a 10 minutes walk lol. Everything elses checks.
Okay, damn I don't have 15 minute access to a "bar"-bar, and the university/sports arenas are just outside that walk
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