Programmer, Gamer
in many suburbs there are just no sidewalks, and busy multi lane roads… So even if its under a mile away, you can’t walk there.
If you are in and older town, with the old downtown, its not so bad. So most people in east coast cities, and older towns have access to walk into town. There are exceptions accross the contry… However Any Town USA has its stores in a strip mall with a wallmart on a busy strode and no foot access.
But the local goverment can prevent bars in strip malls, on strides with no walking or transit access.
The town needs to make the downtown walkable, and ideally accessable by walking. The rest is just local businesses buying / renting store fronts, may be a local pub, cafe, fruit stand, toy store ect.
Now maybe there is an overlap between what i considered a bar/pub and what those replying are calling a resturaunt since i want something like i have here in Madison NJ: a few pubs to get dinner and a pint 15min walk into town… Yes this is at bar seating because im on my own… But they all have dining rooms, and casual fare with much of the clients being families of all ages just having a meal in town.
Im confused about (from the poll)
i mean if its like most transit in the US they just think busses are useless… My nearest bus stop is just out my window not that i see much need its a infrequent scheduled to no where useful… I think they need to talk about 15min house to riding the bus… not just distance in this case