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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

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3. Actually, the average walking speed is 3 miles per hour

Sun Sep 23, 2012, 04:13 PM

Sep 2012

so an average walker can cover a mile in 20 minutes.

But that's 40 minutes round trip -- often in rain, or up your way, snow. Yuck.

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Transit stop not in walking distance? Try this cool new electric skateboard! [View all] KamaAina Sep 2012 OP

The only time I used a skateboard... nxylas Sep 2012 #1

Can't people WALK, a mile is NOT that long happyslug Sep 2012 #2

Actually, the average walking speed is 3 miles per hour KamaAina Sep 2012 #3

And both rain and snow affect skateboards as while as people walking. happyslug Sep 2012 #4