I live in one in Navan. It’s class. Wouldn’t trade it.
Thanks for reminding me of what I already knew.
I live in an area in South Dublin with no good restaurants and one pub I dislike. I disliked a lot about it but now with kids I have a GP, crèche, school, gym, Lidl and my job all within walking distance. Honestly it’s changed my life. I’m so much happier
Unless you’re one of those nutters who thinks walkable neighbourhoods are a sinister government conspiracy to control the population; I imagine it would be really stressful for that lot to discover that they’re already living in a totalitarian concentration camp, and have been for ages…
Or just nice areas. Fall in Salthill
My baseline metric for recommending a town is it having a Lidl and an aldi, a primary care centre and at least one public transport option to a city.
If it’s all walkable then the car can stay parked up at weekends.
Not having to rely on a car to go about your basic life is a great reliever of stress. When people are walking around an area they see a lot more of it and put in more effort/thought to the upkeep and amenities leading to a better place to live.
Yeah grew up in Ranelagh and now live in the city centre. Walkabilty is everything for me, don’t want to rely on polluting cars or even public transport.
Which is odd because walking through Darndale or Ballymun never made me any happier 🤔
Prices in Ranelagh make me depressed
A good few years ago while I was still living in Dublin I was considering moving to the Docklands because there were apartments in my price range near there and I assumed it was convenient walkable area with good transport, it was kind of marketed that way. One thing that put me off was there was no proper supermarket in the area, just those rip-off convenience shops like Fresh and Spar.
If they want to develop proper walkable areas in this country, there should be at least one of the big 5 supermarkets in it, otherwise you’re going to drive out of it very frequently.
Ranelagh is treacherous on a bike though.
Never mind the walking. If I was earning enough to live in those areas, I’d be happier too.
Are there neighbourhoods in Ireland that aren’t walkable? I live in Ballymun and I’d say it’s walkable. I can walk to the shops, post office, gym, my old office job. All the schools are walkable.
Guess what else Ranelagh & Salthill have in common? House prices.
Most cities on the continent it’s completely normal to live in an apartment your whole life, have a family and even pets. The whole urban development is based around mixed housing and businesses which makes for a thriving and safer atmosphere than isolated suburban sprawl which we have created here. This has led to car dependency, shitty public transport because of said car dependency and the gutting of the city centre. It’s ironic that the public housing of this city have literally the best type of set up, living in the city centre with everything on their doorstep.
Who would have thought living by the sea or in one of the most expensive areas in Dublin would be enjoyable?
What about Ballyfermot, all within walking there too. Why wasn’t that featured?
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I live in one in Navan. It’s class. Wouldn’t trade it.
Thanks for reminding me of what I already knew.
I live in an area in South Dublin with no good restaurants and one pub I dislike. I disliked a lot about it but now with kids I have a GP, crèche, school, gym, Lidl and my job all within walking distance. Honestly it’s changed my life. I’m so much happier
Unless you’re one of those nutters who thinks walkable neighbourhoods are a sinister government conspiracy to control the population; I imagine it would be really stressful for that lot to discover that they’re already living in a totalitarian concentration camp, and have been for ages…
Or just nice areas. Fall in Salthill
My baseline metric for recommending a town is it having a Lidl and an aldi, a primary care centre and at least one public transport option to a city.
If it’s all walkable then the car can stay parked up at weekends.
Not having to rely on a car to go about your basic life is a great reliever of stress. When people are walking around an area they see a lot more of it and put in more effort/thought to the upkeep and amenities leading to a better place to live.
Yeah grew up in Ranelagh and now live in the city centre. Walkabilty is everything for me, don’t want to rely on polluting cars or even public transport.
Which is odd because walking through Darndale or Ballymun never made me any happier 🤔
Prices in Ranelagh make me depressed
A good few years ago while I was still living in Dublin I was considering moving to the Docklands because there were apartments in my price range near there and I assumed it was convenient walkable area with good transport, it was kind of marketed that way. One thing that put me off was there was no proper supermarket in the area, just those rip-off convenience shops like Fresh and Spar.
If they want to develop proper walkable areas in this country, there should be at least one of the big 5 supermarkets in it, otherwise you’re going to drive out of it very frequently.
Ranelagh is treacherous on a bike though.
Never mind the walking. If I was earning enough to live in those areas, I’d be happier too.
Are there neighbourhoods in Ireland that aren’t walkable? I live in Ballymun and I’d say it’s walkable. I can walk to the shops, post office, gym, my old office job. All the schools are walkable.
Guess what else Ranelagh & Salthill have in common? House prices.
Most cities on the continent it’s completely normal to live in an apartment your whole life, have a family and even pets. The whole urban development is based around mixed housing and businesses which makes for a thriving and safer atmosphere than isolated suburban sprawl which we have created here. This has led to car dependency, shitty public transport because of said car dependency and the gutting of the city centre. It’s ironic that the public housing of this city have literally the best type of set up, living in the city centre with everything on their doorstep.
Who would have thought living by the sea or in one of the most expensive areas in Dublin would be enjoyable?
What about Ballyfermot, all within walking there too. Why wasn’t that featured?