What can you get to within a 15-minute walk of your house?

A recent YouGov survey asked Americans what they think they should be able to get to within a 15-minute walk of their house.

Of these choices, I can currently walk to all of them from my apartment, aside from a university (no biggie, I’m not currently studying, although there is a Tafe within walking distance), a hospital, and a sports arena.

How many can you get to with a 15 minute walk from your house?

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  • V0uges
    3·
    9 months ago

    I moved to a tiny village (1.2k inhabitants) at the outskirts of the Paris metro. We got:

    • 1 supermarket that also doubles as a post office
    • 1 bakery
    • 1 pastry chef
    • 1 pizzeria
    • 1 fancier restaurant
    • 1 pharmacy
    • 1 kindergarten (mandatory school for 3-6yo) and 1 primary school (for 6-10yo)
    • about 20 child-minders for the 0-3yo with working parents
    • 1 tennis, basket, football field
    • 1 gym for indoor tennis
    • 1 public library
    • 1 train station next town with direct trains to Paris in 40min
    • 6 bus stops along the Main Street with one line going to the train station
    • a church that only opens once a year for a concert of Christmas carols
    • 1 castle
    • we are next to a river so we got a ton of public paths along it where we jog, bike or just walk as well as a water reserve thing for animals where we go hiking

    Considering the size of the village and how many people live there, I’d say we’re pretty good on the 15 minutes thing.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      1·
      9 months ago

      I have a lot of these here in the US, even an interesting house called a “castle”, but have no idea to where there might be a bakery or pastries, depending. Grocery has a lot of baked goods, and places like Starbucks has pastries. Do those count?

      • V0uges
        2·
        9 months ago

        My experience with Starbucks here in Europe is that it’s industrialized processed shit. Tastes good every once in a while but isn’t really healthy nor are the ingredients ok. On the other hand, in France, even the smallest supermarket has its own baker and pastry chefs who do daily fresh loafs of bread and baguettes / tradition and pastry. I like American bread that you get in your stores but consider it more of a cake as it’s quite sugary. Like slap some salted butter and jam on top of it, an espresso shot on the side and you’re set for a nice breakfast unless you’re diabetic.