This is a great idea and reminds my of my father in law when we got our first house. As he was helping to pay for it (who am I to argue) he said we needed a house within walking distance of shops, transport and school. So we did. I walked to work, had a major bus station nearby and the kids weren't at school then but when they were of school age (second house) they could walk to school and were near a major shopping centre and another major bus terminal. Made life very easy!
Sounds like he gave you some great advice! Yeah, I was always in favor of getting a place to live that was super close to work. Now with remote work, it's important to be close to other amenities to keep that sense of community. The less time we can spend driving our cars, the better. Thanks for reading!
Yes! I love that concept. Americans feel so far behind with this. We just built too many communities with only cars in mind, now it's taking generations to improve the walkability and bikability of certain neighborhoods. Thanks for sharing!
This is a great idea and reminds my of my father in law when we got our first house. As he was helping to pay for it (who am I to argue) he said we needed a house within walking distance of shops, transport and school. So we did. I walked to work, had a major bus station nearby and the kids weren't at school then but when they were of school age (second house) they could walk to school and were near a major shopping centre and another major bus terminal. Made life very easy!
Sounds like he gave you some great advice! Yeah, I was always in favor of getting a place to live that was super close to work. Now with remote work, it's important to be close to other amenities to keep that sense of community. The less time we can spend driving our cars, the better. Thanks for reading!
Makes me think how good we have it here in India. We have a concept of "Integrated townships" in our metro cities.
I work for a real estate developer who makes a few of these and they are real game changers in terms of quality of life.
Examples:
https://youtu.be/altLUelTmPY
https://youtu.be/T7GZla14Hsk
Yes! I love that concept. Americans feel so far behind with this. We just built too many communities with only cars in mind, now it's taking generations to improve the walkability and bikability of certain neighborhoods. Thanks for sharing!