• Taldan@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Most Americans are used to very spread out cities. It causes a lot of problems with groceries since you have to make far fewer grocery trips, which then means fresh foods are rare. Probably a huge contributor to America’s obesity problem

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      3 days ago

      Yeah many of our cities in statesia have tiny urban centers and sprawling suburbs.

      There’s a “town” suburb of a nearby city that has the waterfront zoned for multi-use property. Businesses (including my favorite restaurant ever) are on the first floor, residences on the second. I really want to rent/buy the apartment above my favorite restaurant and eat there every day, but the restaurant owner’s daughter lives there right now. It’s almost ideal for a walkable community