I live in the suburbs and am within walking distance of 3 places that sell eggs. Which is an anomaly, because yes this is one of many problems with suburban sprawl.

[–] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Me, being a suburbanite with backyard chickens and a store I can drive to in 2-3 minutes

[–] BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So like a 5 minute walk to the store?

[–] doingthestuff@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

There are no sidewalks, bike lanes or even a shoulder on the road. I walked home from the tire shop next to the store one time last year and four people stopped to offer me a ride because it's that dangerous.

Also it's currently way below freezing here. I would still walk in those temps but not many people will, and not everyone can walk two miles each way (which is more like 1-2 hrs of walking total)

[–] FakeGreekGirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 10 months ago

Honestly, that's the biggest problem with suburbs; that they are often purposefully designed to not be walkable.

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[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Where I live suburbs (both those with apartment blocks and those with detached houses) usually have stores within reasonable distance

[–] Colour_me_triggered@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why eggs? Are you russian?

[–] Kase@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm confused, people eat eggs just about everywhere right?

[–] Colour_me_triggered@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Russia's having a massive egg shortage.

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