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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“sports arena” stands out to me as poorly defined. Do they mean a soccer pitch/baseball field combo behind a school? Not really an “arena”. But surely nobody thinks there should be an indoor professional sports arena within easy walking distance in general, right?
Like, one is essential; people need access to physical recreation, but “arena” sounds like it needs to be a Big Deal of some kind. Like, sure, it’d be great to have a basketball court, pool, and ice rink all within easy walking access, but it’s completely unrealistic except maybe at very high densities.
@blindsight yeah it’s either unrealistic if it means stadium for spectator sports that seats thousands, or poorly worded if it refers to anyplace with fitness infrastructure, eg pitch, field, pool, gym, etc