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I ticked everything but the cycle route, because I wasn't sure what counts as a cycle route. Workplace was a bit of a cheat though, as I work from home. And some of them are somewhat irrelevant, such as restaurant; there is restaurant about 5 minutes walk away that has a very good reputation, but I've never actually been there... (Serious question, should we tick facilities which exist but which we never use?)
Yes, do tick an option if it is whithin 15 minutes walk even if you never use it, as what interests me is whether it is there and available. With working from home, use your own judgement (as others have done earlier in the topic) as to whether you consider it to be "Your Workplace". Ditto with the cycle route based on what you know about how it is used. |
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« Reply #16 on: October 11, 2020, 16:02:30 » |
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No Workplace (being retired, although given that SWTSMBO▸ is still working perhaps I should reconsider and count the house as my place of work!), Hospital (which would be within 15 minutes in the back of an ambulance) or Leisure Centre (the Sandy Park David Lloyd Club is a 20 minute walk away).
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« Reply #17 on: October 11, 2020, 18:07:57 » |
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Nearly all for me - including two stations.
I'm very much hoping to join the 'two stations' club in 2023 (though I won't hold my breath!). I am going on a guided tour of the site of Ashley Down station next week... |
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« Reply #18 on: October 11, 2020, 19:17:00 » |
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I'm in the three stations club, at least if I walk fast enough.  Montpelier, Redland, Clifton Down. |
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« Reply #19 on: October 11, 2020, 21:51:05 » |
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I'm in the three stations club, at least if I walk fast enough. Montpelier, Redland, Clifton Down. That must be VERY rare ... also possible at Ribena, Birchgrove and Ty Glas ... not many other places though. New Beckenham, Kent House, Clock House? |
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« Reply #20 on: October 11, 2020, 22:25:25 » |
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I'm in the three stations club, at least if I walk fast enough. Montpelier, Redland, Clifton Down. That must be VERY rare ... also possible at Ribena, Birchgrove and Ty Glas ... not many other places though. New Beckenham, Kent House, Clock House? Really? Even if your idea of 15 minutes' walk is a bit less than my 1 mile, much of inner Greater London would qualify for a significant fraction of houses. Much of Glasgow too, and not just in the centre. I suspect Glasgow might even have the maximum count, though I don't intend to try to work it out. I imagine other big cites would by similar, and smaller cities, like Edinburgh, have a few places too. Even Winnersh, just ... except no-one lives in the middle of the Loddon Bridge roundabout. |
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« Reply #21 on: October 11, 2020, 22:31:48 » |
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I'm in the three stations club, at least if I walk fast enough. Montpelier, Redland, Clifton Down. OK: It wouldn't occur to me to walk to Redland station, delightful though it is... but if I did, it would take me less than 15 minutes. Would it be fair to introduce a rule that the stations can't be on the same line? |
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« Reply #23 on: October 11, 2020, 23:53:19 » |
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I'm in the three stations club, at least if I walk fast enough. Montpelier, Redland, Clifton Down. OK: It wouldn't occur to me to walk to Redland station, delightful though it is... but if I did, it would take me less than 15 minutes. Would it be fair to introduce a rule that the stations can't be on the same line? It's Lee's poll so he sets the rules. Although the poll doesn't ask how many, just that there is one, so is unaffected. |
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« Reply #24 on: October 12, 2020, 02:46:36 » |
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Nearly all for me - including two stations.
I'm very much hoping to join the 'two stations' club in 2023 (though I won't hold my breath!). I am going on a guided tour of the site of Ashley Down station next week... From where I live in Redland, both Redland and Montpelier Stations are fewer than 15 minutes away and in fact take very nearly the same amount of time to walk to. Redland is just the closer (and nicer IMO▸ ) so that's the one that I use. |
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« Reply #25 on: October 12, 2020, 11:22:08 » |
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I'm in the three stations club, at least if I walk fast enough. Montpelier, Redland, Clifton Down. That must be VERY rare ... also possible at Ribena, Birchgrove and Ty Glas ... not many other places though. New Beckenham, Kent House, Clock House? Some of those living in Exeter within the triangle created by St Davids, St Thomas and Central will also have 3 station club membership.....4 stations if you are resident near Central as that also brings St James Park into play. Exeter does have an generous railway station inheritance. |
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« Reply #26 on: October 12, 2020, 11:51:43 » |
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I'm in the three stations club, at least if I walk fast enough. Montpelier, Redland, Clifton Down. That must be VERY rare ... also possible at Ribena, Birchgrove and Ty Glas ... not many other places though. New Beckenham, Kent House, Clock House? Some of those living in Exeter within the triangle created by St Davids, St Thomas and Central will also have 3 station club membership.....4 stations if you are resident near Central as that also brings St James Park into play. Exeter does have an generous railway station inheritance. Indeed ... I think I fell for the trap of giving a "railway operational" answer looking at railway stations within 15 minutes of each other. I should have looked from the travelling person's viewpoint of 15 minutes from their home - which could of course be 30 minutes walk between stations if the walk happens to go past the home. |
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« Reply #27 on: October 12, 2020, 14:30:54 » |
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I used to live within 15 minutes walk of two stations - Staple Hill and Mangotsfield.
Unfortunately that was then and this is now
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« Reply #28 on: October 12, 2020, 15:33:29 » |
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Co-incidentally, I just spotted this in WECA» 's West of England Recovery Plan: Establish a new and innovative town centre re-structuring programme to revitalise the hardest hit areas, building on the renewed importance of local neighbourhoods and a greater awareness of ?local liveability? or the ?15 minute city concept?. i.e. where you have everything you need to live your life within a 15 minute walking or cycling radius of your home, including employment opportunities, local shops and restaurants, leisure and cultural activities, green and even blue infrastructure.
Intrigued by '15 minute walking or cycling radius'. According to Wikipedia, average walking pace in cities is about 4.8 km/h, so 15 minutes should get you about 1200m. From my own experience of cycling in town, 15 km/h is comfortable, i.e. 3750m. That's quite a difference! So which one do they mean? |
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Co-incidentally, I just spotted this in WECA» 's West of England Recovery Plan: Establish a new and innovative town centre re-structuring programme to revitalise the hardest hit areas, building on the renewed importance of local neighbourhoods and a greater awareness of ?local liveability? or the ?15 minute city concept?. i.e. where you have everything you need to live your life within a 15 minute walking or cycling radius of your home, including employment opportunities, local shops and restaurants, leisure and cultural activities, green and even blue infrastructure.
Intrigued by '15 minute walking or cycling radius'. According to Wikipedia, average walking pace in cities is about 4.8 km/h, so 15 minutes should get you about 1200m. From my own experience of cycling in town, 15 km/h is comfortable, i.e. 3750m. That's quite a difference! So which one do they mean? Or maybe not so coincidental...  https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/07/paris-mayor-unveils-15-minute-city-plan-in-re-election-campaignhttps://www.smartcitylab.com/blog/governance-finance/paris-15-minute-city/ |
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