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?
#fuckcars #walkability #urbanism #UrbanPlanning @fuck_cars #walking
@CStamp @c_9 @ajsadauskas @fuck_cars many people envision grocery shopping as too big to manage without a car. They are buying large quantities to take advantage of sales or bulk discounts.
@ocursedspite @CStamp @c_9 @ajsadauskas @fuck_cars and then throwing out 40% of the food when it rots before they can eat it
@itsshevee @ocursedspite @c_9 @ajsadauskas @fuck_cars Who throws out 40% of their food? It’s way too expensive these days. The food folk buy in bulk isn’t perishables, it’s stuff for freezers and pantries.
@CStamp @ocursedspite @c_9 @ajsadauskas @fuck_cars it’s not a hard and fast rule and maybe it doesn’t apply to you personally (I don’t think I throw out that much food either and I try really hard not to), but yes, Americans waste a ton of our food supply by just throwing it in the garbage. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-why-americans-throw-out-165-billion-in-food-every-year-2016-07-22
@itsshevee @ocursedspite @c_9 @ajsadauskas @fuck_cars No mention of how they are collecting their data. Stores throw out too much, which is a huge problem, but I’d have a hard time believing that 80% of people are throwing out 40% of their food. “Over 80% of Americans may be prematurely tossing food because they misinterpret expiration dates”: MAY is doing a lot of heavy lifting in that sentence.
@CStamp @ocursedspite @c_9 @ajsadauskas @fuck_cars I was just trying to give you something accessible so you didn’t have to go searching for the information. It’s also possible that I was misremembering the exact thing that that number was representing but Americans throw out a lot of their food. That was the statement I was making. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0956053X19300194#b0085