Wednesday, April 14, 2010

The Boomer Chronicles

The Boomer Chronicles

I Can Walk Almost Anywhere I Need To Go

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 06:48 AM PDT

I own a car but I don’t use it that much because I live in a part of Boston where I can walk to almost everything I need. This week I read about a study that demonstrated that it makes much more sense to buy a more expensive home closer to a city than to buy a less expensive house and then pay all the costs of transportation (commuting to work; going out for a loaf of bread; shlepping the kids to activities; driving to restaurants, stores, the post office, etc.). I was thinking last weekend how very lucky I am. Here’s why.

I walked to:

the library to borrow a video

two nearby grocery stores

a theater (I saw the musical “Oliver” last weekend)

numerous good restaurants

gift shops and a children’s toy store

the post office

ice cream shops

a great lecture given by a community group

the bus and subway, to take me to other parts of the city
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