Which cities? People living in cities actually have a less carbon footprints. We get to use public transit. We buy local. We don’t go to chain restaurants when going out. Farmer markets may be a little more expensive, but they are vastly better quality. I can walk and grab a beer. There are parks everywhere that are public, unlike the yards and country clubs of suburbs. My dog is allowed most everywhere and loves coming out with us.
I live between two forested streams, so water all the time. A lake would be a bit of a bike ride, but we go kayaking on one of the two main rivers and it’s a quick drive (will probably bike it in the future with the inflatable kayak once I have my bakfiets). I keep bees in my backyard, and flowers are WAY more common around here than living rural. I have violets and daisies in my unmanicured yard and neighbors actually grow flowers in their gardens, so biodiversity is higher too. There’s a park a block away, a really good one one more block away, and within a 2 mile radius there are at least a dozen really good ones, to say nothing of the little playgrounds here and there. I also live in a Tree City and our tree cover is insanely high, about 60%.
But even though we have all that nature, I also have three grocery stores, a library, a community center, a ton of restaurants and barbers and little shops all within a half mile. And if I need to get further, there are bike trails and bikeable streets all over, and a transit station .1 miles away. Cities are great!
I live in a pretty gritty city, but there’s still some absolutely stunning parks that are soul restoring, and a public greenhouse that is not to be beat. If you can find those spaces it helps the bleakness.
Living in a city is so bleak.
Which cities? People living in cities actually have a less carbon footprints. We get to use public transit. We buy local. We don’t go to chain restaurants when going out. Farmer markets may be a little more expensive, but they are vastly better quality. I can walk and grab a beer. There are parks everywhere that are public, unlike the yards and country clubs of suburbs. My dog is allowed most everywhere and loves coming out with us.
Cities are awesome.
How many forests, lakes, stars, bees or even flowers do you see inside a city?
I live between two forested streams, so water all the time. A lake would be a bit of a bike ride, but we go kayaking on one of the two main rivers and it’s a quick drive (will probably bike it in the future with the inflatable kayak once I have my bakfiets). I keep bees in my backyard, and flowers are WAY more common around here than living rural. I have violets and daisies in my unmanicured yard and neighbors actually grow flowers in their gardens, so biodiversity is higher too. There’s a park a block away, a really good one one more block away, and within a 2 mile radius there are at least a dozen really good ones, to say nothing of the little playgrounds here and there. I also live in a Tree City and our tree cover is insanely high, about 60%.
But even though we have all that nature, I also have three grocery stores, a library, a community center, a ton of restaurants and barbers and little shops all within a half mile. And if I need to get further, there are bike trails and bikeable streets all over, and a transit station .1 miles away. Cities are great!
I live in a pretty gritty city, but there’s still some absolutely stunning parks that are soul restoring, and a public greenhouse that is not to be beat. If you can find those spaces it helps the bleakness.