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[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Look for an older town, built out before cars.

I have a lot of that where I live

  • walkable downtown, centered on a train station - settled since 1600s, bedroom community of a major city
  • first zone for single family homes so I do have a small yard/driveway/basement yet still walkable to center of town
  • I got one of the “new” houses, built in 1946 out of very solid materials, with a usable basement, yard, and driveway. For example, my own EV charging
  • just a few blocks away is a sizable reservation of undeveloped land and a six mile loop of ridge trail - we occasionally get coyotes that presumably live there