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Laura - 2004-11-02 19:35:38 6 mph is a reasonable estimate for foot/horse speed. most townships in michigan and ohio are 5 or 6 miles squared. Assuming the voting is done in the center of the township, this means nobody needs to spend more than a half hour to get to the polls- much less than most people spend getting to work each morning today. These were true 'walkable' communities.* * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-11-03 07:02:51 Interesting observations as usual, Brett. You're right--assuming the polling place is in the center, it probably took around half an hour to get there, assuming the roads weren't too bad.* * * * * * * * * * * * add your comment: |