Originally Posted by BearsPaw
There's a lot of fat people in my city (Philadelphia), so you can't blame it all on sprawl. You might be able to blame it on cheesesteaks though...
Do you still live in New York or do you witness this behavior somewhere else? Just today I suggested walking from Olde City to University City (about 30 blocks) instead of taking the subway, and my co-workers, who live in the 'burbs, agreed to walk with me. From this incredibly large sample, I conclude that people who live or spend a lot of time in a city still walk a lot.
How long'd that take you? Last time I remember walking from roughly 21st/Walnut to 2nd/Chestnut it was about a 40-45 min. walk. Wasn't really in a hurry, but just a leisurely pace. But UC to Old City? that's about 1.10 or so......it'd be a nice walk on a nice crisp fall day...