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Originally Posted by The Jabroni
Might I add that there's somewhat of a connection with overweight/obesity amongst suburbanites in relation to people living in urban areas who are more fit, hence the walking part for downtown compared to the driving part in the suburbs...
Just a thought.
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I live downtown and am about 30 pounds overweight. I got diabetes about 4-5 years ago.
The thing is not necessarily if you live downtown or in a car dependent suburb.
For me, I chose to live downtown because I could be within walking distance to the Library, and the then new Forks area.
But after the Web became more and more of a resource in the 90s there was less and less need to go there to gain knowledge.
That left The Forks as a place to spend time in, and half the time the riverwalk is flooded, and the rest of the side resembles an unfinished construction zone.
The Exchange District is now THE place to go for shopping. However it can be a fair distance in inclement weather, so that's why it's nice to have a bus or tram to distribute passengers to and from that area.