I’ve heard the legends of having to drive to literally everywhere (e.g. drive thru banks), but I have no clue how far apart things are.

I live in suburban London where you can get to a big supermarket in 10 minutes of walking, a train station in 20 minutes and convenience stores are everywhere. You can get anywhere with bus and train in a few hours.

Can someone help a clueless British lemmyposter know how far things are in the US?

EDIT

Here are my walking distances:

  • To the nearest convenience store: 250m
  • To the nearest chain supermarket: 350m
  • To the bus stop: 310m
  • To the nearest park: 400m
  • To the nearest big supermarket: 1.3km
  • To the nearest library: 1.2km
  • To the nearest train station: 1km

Straight-line distance to Big Ben: 16km

  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.network
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    3 months ago

    I live in NYC. It’s one of the few large places in the US that’s dense and not completely car focused.

    Convenience store: 5 minute walk to several

    Supermarket: several within 10 minute walk

    Pharmacy: several within 10 minutes on foot

    Library: I think there’s two within 10-15 minutes walking

    Restaurants: several within 10 minutes on foot

    Subway: about 5 minute walk. There’s also a bus stop there.

    Very large park: 15 minutes or so

    I never want to live somewhere where I need a car again. Someone I was talking to at a party the other day was like “I love having my car it’s so much freedom” and I’m like aside from needing to fuel, maintain, insure, and store it I guess.