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0 pointshunterb1233y ago0 comments

I think you over estimate the size of most small towns.

Pretty much everything from residentials to main street is 1 mile away.

I can walk across my entire town in 30 minutes, almost fully on sidewalks, the few streets with no side walks have no traffic.

Usually there's one main road through town and it doesn't go far, neighborhoods are on each side.

Personally I've found small towns much more walkable than cities contrary to HN anecdotes.

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mkl3y ago· 2 in thread

The problem I'm thinking of is that a town that small is probably missing lots of things many people consider important, so they'd have to drive to a neighbouring town. My sister lives in such a place, and does more driving than I could stand.

hunterb123OP3y ago

Wrong again. We have a Walmart Super Center, ER, quite a few good restaurants, and many other things.

The city with more stuff is 20 minutes away, less time then you'll sit in traffic in the city going a few miles to the same thing.

So less time commuting than in the city and I prefer the privacy of driving over public transportation. I hate people, especially crowds.

eertami3y ago

> less time then you'll sit in traffic in the city going a few miles to the same thing

Most people aren't going to drive for just a few miles though, surely. I'd just cycle or take one of the busses that arrive every 6 minutes. Although this is purely hypothetical, because I already have access to everything I need within walking distance.

It's a bad faith argument. You've claimed that it takes much longer to get somewhere, but only when you take the inefficient route. Ok sure, you have some special needs that means you must take the car, but this is not a problem you can claim most people would face.

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