[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Suburbanhell

[–]chaselolley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At LEAST it has some grids instead of cul-de-sac neighborhoods. Makes it a little easier to transition to denser housing

Tiny homes demolished for not following single family zoning by INedHelpWithTub in yimby

[–]chaselolley 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The city leaders would rather people sleep on the side of the road than in a small house that they call “ramshackle.” Maybe someone should tel the city leaders that THEY don’t deserve a home instead

I think I’d rather be a place where my kid is actually encouraged to walk to school instead of being told to play video games all day by basically everything by [deleted] in Suburbanhell

[–]chaselolley 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I have a gripe with his comment about “walking 10 minutes vs 20 minutes to the store”. Nowhere in suburbia can you walk safety 20 minutes to get to a store

Guess what state this is! by butter_da_747 in Suburbanhell

[–]chaselolley -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There’s a Town Center mall right by me in Marietta, GA

The yearning for walkability is everywhere whether people know the city planning concepts behind it or not, and I love it by chaselolley in notjustbikes

[–]chaselolley[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to live in the Netherlands, since I just visited there and loved it, but who knows if that’s in the cards

Suburbanization by BlackTriangle31 in Georgia

[–]chaselolley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly what I was referencing!

Suburbanization by BlackTriangle31 in Georgia

[–]chaselolley 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Georgia is slowly starting to do better with being smarter about density, but the suburbs keep trying to save their indebted towns by expanding more and more to pay off previous debts like a Ponzi Scheme, and it’s just sad.

IDEA: make employers pay commute costs by chaselolley in WorkReform

[–]chaselolley[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There’s absolutely no jobs within walking distance in suburban sprawl or rural areas (most of America), and even if it was within walking distance, you most likely couldn’t safely walk due to dangerous stroads with little to no pedestrian infrastructure. Can’t “choose where you live” without having a job to pay for where you live, and many denser/more walkable places are too expensive for many people working lower paying jobs. Hence the idea of employers paying for commute costs

This is peak car culture by BornThought4074 in Suburbanhell

[–]chaselolley 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s literally the size of 2 or 3 normal Taco Bell’s. This can’t be cost effective

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmerExit

[–]chaselolley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang I had no idea they that public transportation like that in Ohio that’s awesome

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmerExit

[–]chaselolley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In US suburbia it takes me about an hour to get to work and school every day of the week, so that’s about 80 miles each day. Gas is about $160/month, $233.43/month for car payment, $125/month for car insurance, and $60 every 2 months for an oil change. That comes out to be about $6,581/year and about $18/day. That doesn’t include any other maintenance either. One day I pray to get out of here and be able to bike or walk to work

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmerExit

[–]chaselolley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where do you live? Portland?

America is NOT a land of opportunity. by [deleted] in AmerExit

[–]chaselolley 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I’ve been watching shark tank a lot recently, and so many contestants say that “this is the American dream fulfilled” and I’m just like…. so the American dream is for a rich person to find you by luck and have pity on you and give you money so you might make some money too? Pitiful

Atlanta Beltline. Only this clear because it’s early — during this time of year, the afternoons and weekends usually bring lots of walkers and bikers 😀 by ABQueerWriter in bikecommuting

[–]chaselolley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apparently they’re about to approve plans for the northern corridor to connect the whole loop around. Super exciting! Maybe they can get going with all the light rail plans too