Is that amount of time common to walk in places in the world where cars don’t dictate the layout of the community?

Im going to be making this walk tomorrow, no worries, I’m just curious if its normal in other places. Maps says its 1hour15minues for 2.3miles or 3.7Km.

  • Eq0@literature.cafe
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    22 hours ago

    Would I? Depends on the day, the weather, the mood.

    Would I regularly? No, I would either take public transport or the bike.

    Would I need to? Also no, I live in a mid-sized city with many libraries and the closest one is 20 minutes walk away, the main one is some half an hour walk away in another direction. Access to municipal facilities was a key element in my decision of where to live.

    I think that, because cars didn’t dictate the layout, things ended up being naturally closer by, such that long walks would be fairly unusual within the city.

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      10 hours ago

      Heck I live in a moderately sized town and the library is a 10-15 minute walk away.