Subj : Re: 3.5 weeks to being la
To   : Vk3jed
From : boraxman
Date : Tue Aug 09 2022 23:47:41

 Vk>  bo> Then you have many European towns which were designed around a
 Vk>  bo> pedestrian life, more human friendly.
 Vk> 
 Vk> I think human friendly designs that work for pedestrians and cyclists
 Vk> would be more liveable, with good public transport (bicycle friendly!)
 Vk> for longer trips.
 Vk> 

We've gotten so used to cars and roads, we don't realise how much they have taken away from us.  Right in front of our house, are rivers of black which are too dangerous for children to be near or on, and we are stuck to walking the edges, having to carefully navigate our way across them to access our neighbours.  The cars drone day and night, and in some cases, the rivers are so large and wide that those across as are barely accessible.

Walking some European cities, like the centre of Amsterdam is a delight.  People can walk freely, mingle, socialise and meander at will.  The car in these spaces, if it is there, is a second class citizen.  These areas are for US, people, humans.  Car based cities by comparison seem hostile, inhuman, we are guests there, barely belonging.

 Vk>  bo> I did was the suburban dream when I was younger, but it is in reality
 Vk>  bo> nightmare.
 Vk> 
 Vk> Being ina smaller regional city, we can (for now) get asway with it, and
 Vk> I'm hoping to be able to use an ebike for most of my trips around town. 
 Vk> Out here, cars are very useful for longer trips out of town - with a lot
 Vk> of rural destinations around, can't avoid the car, but within most of
 Vk> the urban limits, I'd like to be able to use an ebike.
 Vk> 
 Vk> 

I've been tempted to make the move to a smaller town, but alas it is difficult in my profession.  I cannot really work from home, and the places I can work are in the big smoke.

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