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Comment by acuozzo | original | Healthy but sedentary people show early decline in cellular energy production
[−]acuozzo · 2026-07-02 Thu 08:07 UTC · link
> That would be impossible in a suburban setting;

Not necessarily true. The "village center" idea Jim Rouse used in his design of Columbia, MD could be used to solve the problem.

All of these things are within walking distance if you live in Columbia's village of Wilde Lake (and, of course, your health insurance covers the primary care physicians in walking distance).

I'm guessing you're thinking of typical "stroad" suburbs, but alternatives are possible and do exist.

Unfortunately, the suburb has to be the product of planning like Columbia. Typical "emergent" suburbs turn into unwalkable ones.