Gregory's Server“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
https://www.fastcompany.com/3062989/50-reasons-why-everyone-should-want-more-walkable-streets
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@jasemurphy @BrentToderian I don't dream of that. I moved from being 1 mile from downtown to being about 1.5 miles away and I'm always scheming about how I can get back to where I could walk 15 minutes and be in the center of the city. And I work from home! @BrentToderian Great in theory. Reality makes it a lot tougher, at least in the NYC area.  @JaneinNJ @BrentToderian I dunno, it seems like NYC is one of those places you could absolutely not have a *car* commute if you didn't want to. @tess @BrentToderian Not as easy as the map makes it look. Local commuter bus company stopped commuter service earlier this year; NJTransit now runs a small number of commuter buses only during M-F rush hours. Train stations can be a half-hour walk from home with no local public transit. In other words, in many cases, you can’t get to public transit without another vehicle, usually a car. @BrentToderian actually I agree. I used to do a long commut for considerably more pay ph. Now my commute is much much shorter and I have more money left at the end of the month. I had no idea how much I ended up spending on petrol and wear and tear on my car...  And if you're counting "money left at the end of the month", then you are probably *not* counting the *considerable* cost of wear and tear on your car. @BrentToderian So what we need are more high paying jobs in the city 😂😂🤣 and someone in government with mates to give them to. 🤣 💰 @BrentToderian @BrentToderian I wonder if the same is true for shipping, entertainment, and other "going out" activities. @shentonfreude @BrentToderian as someone who lives in an urban neighborhood with most of those things, yes. @tess @shentonfreude @BrentToderian Yep. I work from home but I still live in an urban neighborhood and walk everywhere I can.  @BrentToderian @mpesce @BrentToderian So if you can't find a women you just need move next to your work to be happy? @BrentToderian  @BrentToderian How about motorcycling? I had a half hour commute in LA, when I switched to a motorcycle my happiness doubled. At least. @jhavok @BrentToderian requires adequate rain gear, but yes... I agree two wheels is pretty magic.  @BrentToderian My commute in San Francisco is a 3 min slow bike ride down a bike lane. You couldn’t pay me any amount of money to go back to a 2h one way commute  @BrentToderian Meanwhile, someone with a bicycle commute is happy no matter how long it takes. #yegbike  @BrentToderian image description (you may be able to update your post): people walking and standing at a crosswalk intersection on sunny day. There are also two people crouching to pet dogs or adjust bags of groceries. @BrentToderian @asymco Cool! Now I just need to find a walkable city in the US that I can raise my family in that isn’t economically oppressive.  @BrentToderian Neat, if there weren't rent and public transport.
Rent without a commute whould be double for the same flat/apartment, but the cost for transport whould be the same or nothing. But it's already lower than renting a place near the work place. @mekkaokereke @BrentToderian I’ve been walking to the next room for a couple of decades. It’s true, it makes me quite happy! 👍  @BrentToderian Does not surprise me. There was a short period when my place of work was 15 minutes walk from where I lived, and it was great. |
@BrentToderian Like most people I harbour dreams of how happy I'd be out an acreage somewhere. But unlike most people i know it's a delusion that would probably ultimately cause me to get divorced.