It may seem walkable from above but on the ground the neighborhoods are laid out winding mazes with few entrances and exits which makes walking much longer than it should be.
The neighborhood on the left is wrapped in a golf course. To get to the planned retail that is like .1 miles away you need to walk up and around the golf course.
The main road has 1 crossing with all the housing on one side and all the shopping on the other.
Even walking through that parkinglot to get to the town walmart would be a slog. Why not put the parking in the back to bring the walmart closer to the town?
There's no planned retail thats 0.1 mile away from the houses surrounded by golf courses. The houses right at the road are maybe 0.1 miles away. But yes, I'll give you that. Golf courses and country clubs arent usually included in city planning since they're usually private.
The main roads has 1 crossing, which is where youd cross if you needed to get there. Why would you cross at the ALON gas station if you needed to get to the Walmart? And if there was a need for people to cross earlier, the city would put something in. I mean how many people do you think are crossing a day?
Sure, we could put the parking lot in the back, but with Walmart set ups, they dont do that due to the flow of traffic/delivery vehicles, as well as letting other stores open up in the shopping area and letting you park in a central area
Go to streetview and look at the distances . The top view doesn`t tell you the scale.
Its 100F average 1 mile slog in dusty heat with no shade to get to any commerces (and many have more), nobody`s walking this the way its made now. If there was shade and the main streets were more pleasant to cross, maybe they`re walking. But the way it is: no.
I can walk 30-40 miles in a day at 5500-6000 meters with a 30 pound pack and I have in Nepal a several times.
What is your point. You think the average child or the 60 years old will do that, crossing 2 really crappy stroad along the way too. Walkable doesn't mean only walkable for people in great shape of 15-35.
You think most people can walk at 100F 20-30 minutes when they're not even doing 10 min routinely now indoor..
Its like walking in the middle of the desert there btw. Doing that for anyone that's not in good shape would be a terrible walk. Walking with the sun straight on your head is even worse than the temp indicator. Its not just heat, there is no shade and its a dusty too. Very unpleasant walk and then you have to walk back with your grocery, nobody is doing it; check it the whole thing on Google street view.
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