Going out for dinner and/or drinks, street festivals/special events that take over part of an area, which are more social activities rather than leisurely.
There has always been some sort of a premium involved, and anything “free” is seriously overcrowded.
I’ve made the move from the big city to a smaller one and it’s been much less stressful, with cheaper rent being very enticing as well.
While there is some degree of car dependency involved, there isn’t a lot of long drives needed to get anywhere, really, with traffic being much lighter than what I’m used to.
It sounds like you really hate crowds. That’s fair, but I’d point out that the other people showing up to form the crowds shows the average person doesn’t quite as much.
Small cites can do transit, in theory. It only gets difficult once you get to small towns, and only impossible at hamlet size. You just need enough people to come close to filling the route.
Going out for dinner and/or drinks, street festivals/special events that take over part of an area, which are more social activities rather than leisurely.
There has always been some sort of a premium involved, and anything “free” is seriously overcrowded.
I’ve made the move from the big city to a smaller one and it’s been much less stressful, with cheaper rent being very enticing as well.
While there is some degree of car dependency involved, there isn’t a lot of long drives needed to get anywhere, really, with traffic being much lighter than what I’m used to.
It sounds like you really hate crowds. That’s fair, but I’d point out that the other people showing up to form the crowds shows the average person doesn’t quite as much.
Small cites can do transit, in theory. It only gets difficult once you get to small towns, and only impossible at hamlet size. You just need enough people to come close to filling the route.