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re: This "walkable cities" thing I keep hearing about...
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:45 pm to notiger1997
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:45 pm to notiger1997
I didn’t like the CBD when I was living there in 2021. Granted, Covid regs nerfed much of what makes that area desirable, it rained constantly that year, and the homeless are OOC.
I also had to park really far from my apartment, which was a serious hassle any time I wanted to leave the immediate area.
I also had to park really far from my apartment, which was a serious hassle any time I wanted to leave the immediate area.
This post was edited on 12/22/22 at 12:47 pm
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Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:48 pm to lsupride87
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San Fran
Chicago
NYC
Class of their own for walkable cities in America
As someone alluded earlier, Boston is probably more "walkable" overall than Chicago.
While anywhere you land in Chicago will generally be walkable (with varying degrees of safety, I guess), it doesn't have quite the intimate scale of a place like Boston, such that getting around between areas of the city can feel a bit intimidating as far as distances.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:48 pm to Smeg
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My point is that most normal people wouldn't want to walk up and down Canal street at night.
Lol amazing.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:48 pm to Smeg
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My point is that most normal people wouldn't want to walk up and down Canal street at night.
Oh, so you are one of those people that think "New Orleans" is essentially Canal and Bourbon Street. This is all coming together now.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:49 pm to Smeg
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Are you body shaming? Would you say that to Lizzo?
Yes and yes. Apparently you didn't catch the reference either. Nice.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:51 pm to Epic Cajun
Granted, I used to walk up and down Canal at night all the time in 2021. I don’t recommend it
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:52 pm to crazy4lsu
There are some people who are so sheltered, they somehow believe that wanting to live in a walkable area makes one a super liberal (apologies for mentioning the "l" word Chicken)
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:52 pm to c on z
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I see people walk or jog almost every time I drive around town
Lol
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:52 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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While anywhere you land in Chicago will generally be walkable (with varying degrees of safety, I guess), it doesn't have quite the intimate scale of a place like Boston, such that getting around between areas of the city can feel a bit intimidating as far as distances.
No one is expecting an entire city to be walkable. You have public transit to connect dense neighborhoods.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:52 pm to Epic Cajun
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Oh, so you are one of those people that think "New Orleans" is essentially Canal and Bourbon Street. This is all coming together now.
I lived in New Orleans for 30 years. How long have you lived there?
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:54 pm to Smeg
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I lived in New Orleans for 30 years. How long have you lived there?
And you've never walked anywhere?
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:54 pm to Smeg
I assume you are defining "New Orleans" as Metairie, right?
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:54 pm to kingbob
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There are nice walkable neighborhoods in New Orleans, but the weather and crime are awful.
Weather? Crime isn't horrible where I live. It's there,but there's crime everywhere. I can walk in less than 90 seconds to the following: Two bakeries, 4 restaurants, a wine store, 2 places to get a haircut, 2 gyms, a grocery store, a frozen yogurt place, an ice cream parlor, a dry cleaners, neighborhood bar, yoga studio, nail salon, 3 bank branches, a CVS and a library.
This post was edited on 12/22/22 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:55 pm to Epic Cajun
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Epic Cajun
You avoided my question. How long have you lived in New Orleans?
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:57 pm to Smeg
31 years
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:57 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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As someone alluded earlier, Boston is probably more "walkable" overall than Chicago.
While anywhere you land in Chicago will generally be walkable (with varying degrees of safety, I guess), it doesn't have quite the intimate scale of a place like Boston, such that getting around between areas of the city can feel a bit intimidating as far as distances.
And it’s worth noting that Chicago at least kind of forces you to walk with parking costs/availability. I never used my car the whole trip. It stayed parked at the hotel.
The flipside of a good walkable city though is they typically have excellent public transportation.
This post was edited on 12/22/22 at 12:59 pm
Posted on 12/22/22 at 12:58 pm to glassman
It’s either 90 degrees and broiling, 80 degrees and raining, or 40 degrees and sleeting
South Louisiana weather is miserable outside of October and April.
South Louisiana weather is miserable outside of October and April.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 1:00 pm to Smeg
I’m actually a fan of the idea of more bike lanes and sidewalks and less car dependency in city/suburban design.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 1:01 pm to kingbob
It's not that bad.
Posted on 12/22/22 at 1:02 pm to Ross
I think the suburban issues are mostly zoning related. We need interconnected streets, smaller residential lots, smaller parking lots, and more light commercial near residential areas. Instead, we get single entry subdivisions where the streets don’t connect and the nearest grocery store is a 7 minute drive despite being much much geographically closer.
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