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I don't know if this has been asked before, but I was curious as to what are some neighborhoods or communities that you would consider to be truly walkable? When I ask this, I mean to the point where you wouldn't necessarily have to leave this particular area for much of anything, if at all.
Rhinebeck & Red Hook - hospital, Stop & Shop, restaurants, Starbucks, moviehouse, bank, private school, train station, bus. It has most things one needs to go about daily business.
Rhinebeck & Red Hook - hospital, Stop & Shop, restaurants, Starbucks, moviehouse, bank, private school, train station, bus. It has most things one needs to go about daily business.
I guess one that just came to mind is Oswego, as it has restaurants, a hospital, grocery stores, a bookstore, a movie theater, clothing stores, parks and public transportation.
We're in NYC, and considering moving Upstate - but don't want to have to buy a car.
I've looked at things like Walkscore, which is some help - but they seem to think I'm more interested in having a local coffee shop than a local supermarket. There seems to be a fundamental assumption that of *course* I drive to work, the supermarket, and the mall... they think I just want to be able to stroll to coffee shops, bookstores and boutiques (oh, and sure, pick up milk and bread, but not staples...)
I'm perfectly willing to take transit (I expect transit...) to some things - especially places I don't go routinely (shopping mall or district, theatre and museum, even that hospital, as long as the transit is reasonable) - but I do expect to be able to buy food locally. (We both work from home, so a commute is not an issue.)
I've basically been looking at reasonably large cities, since some smaller places seem to have some services, even a wonderfully walkable neighborhood - but no way to get to that theatre - or hospital - and get home easily (especially at night...) and that won't work.
But I'm interested in seeing what people have to suggest.
We're in NYC, and considering moving Upstate - but don't want to have to buy a car.
I've looked at things like Walkscore, which is some help - but they seem to think I'm more interested in having a local coffee shop than a local supermarket. There seems to be a fundamental assumption that of *course* I drive to work, the supermarket, and the mall... they think I just want to be able to stroll to coffee shops, bookstores and boutiques (oh, and sure, pick up milk and bread, but not staples...)
I'm perfectly willing to take transit (I expect transit...) to some things - especially places I don't go routinely (shopping mall or district, theatre and museum, even that hospital, as long as the transit is reasonable) - but I do expect to be able to buy food locally. (We both work from home, so a commute is not an issue.)
I've basically been looking at reasonably large cities, since some smaller places seem to have some services, even a wonderfully walkable neighborhood - but no way to get to that theatre - or hospital - and get home easily (especially at night...) and that won't work.
But I'm interested in seeing what people have to suggest.
Do you have a limit is terms of city/town size? Just to use Oswego as an example, what could appeal to some is that it has a SUNY campus on the western edge of the city, into the town of Oswego, that offers some events. Its Downtown has a bookstore, a farmers market, a movie theater, a grocery store(Big M), a hospital and even some apartments nearby. CENTRO of Oswego actually runs until 11 PM or so and there is some shopping in the eastern end of town. Size(only has about 18-19,000 people), winter weather and location may be an issue, though it is only 40-45 minutes from Syracuse.
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