Oh, I find this concept so helpful! I can't think of anything that's not within 15 minutes bike ride of my Oakland, Ca, home, which i"m very grateful for. School, restaurants, shops of all kinds, doctors, dentist, library, pool, etc. There's also a lot of crime, unhoused and struggling folks (not totally overlapping!) and reckless driving, which takes away from my feeling that my kids can take full advantage of this incredible walkability.
I'm jealous you can walk to school. Someone else mentioned drawing a map of what's around with your child and I think I'll have to try it. I'm curious to see what comes to her mind.
Oh, I find this concept so helpful! I can't think of anything that's not within 15 minutes bike ride of my Oakland, Ca, home, which i"m very grateful for. School, restaurants, shops of all kinds, doctors, dentist, library, pool, etc. There's also a lot of crime, unhoused and struggling folks (not totally overlapping!) and reckless driving, which takes away from my feeling that my kids can take full advantage of this incredible walkability.
I'm jealous you can walk to school. Someone else mentioned drawing a map of what's around with your child and I think I'll have to try it. I'm curious to see what comes to her mind.
my daughter did that once and it was really sweet. we live pseudo-in a cohousing community so that adds a very sweet layer
That sounds like a great location with everything so close by! Hope the safety concerns improve for you and your family.