“They we’re getting breakfast, going shopping, and witnessing a murder all before school even started… and you can only do that in a walkable community.” I see no lie here.

I think it’s the same principal with Hallmark movies - extremely charming, cozy, walkable towns where everyone knows each other. That’s a huge part of what breeds the comfort and escapism of these shows, and reflects what we’re so desperately lacking in modern American life.

“When a walkable community is something you can be priced out of, you’re being priced out of a livable life” preachhh 🗣🗣

I remember my mother loyally shopping at the local grocery store until the store was forced to close because supermarkets opened and specifically undercut prices… until all the grocery stores closed then the supermarkets pushed up their prices.

Just shows all we really want is a walkable city with a sense of community

Taylor Doose is the heart of that town. He's painted as the bad guy but he is trying so hard to keep that small town charm and keep it from developing like all the others. All the work he puts into organizing those events! A thankless job that Jackson ran away from when he won the election. He also owns half the town.

I experienced something very similar when I lived in the city of Lyon in France last year. I lived in the "historic part" of the city called Vieux Lyon, and it was a dream. I lived with a French woman alongside my sister. The streets were cobblestones, and they were very thin, and it was only small businesses where galleries, grocery stores, historic landmarks, local restaurants, and so much lived. It was always vibrant, either by tourists or by the locals, both old and young, drinking and even dancing. I would go out to work for coffee, and I made friends with baristas and owners of small stores. I had never experienced something similar, even though I come from a walking city in South America. Moreover, the French woman has to be the nicest person I have ever met, she even showed me around, and as we walked, we met with her neighbors and friends simply by walking; everybody loved her, no matter the age. Ever since, I have pushed for that kind of lifestyle, and I see it so reflected in Gilmore Girls and other series that we love. I think everyone should experience a walking city with such a sense of community that accepts you with open arms no matter who you are. Completely changed my life.

Wow. As an European, I feel a new gratitude for how our cities are (usually) built and organized now. I can walk everywhere in my little city too and I must say, I’ve always took that for granted. It’s normal here, but now I realize it’s not in many other countries. Can’t believe I’m realizing this at 25.
Thank you very much for giving me perspective 🖤

I actually think most of the towns in Europe are like this: walkable, grocery store nearby, with a historic townsquare and an even older church all in walking distance 😅😊

I love that I came for a Rory character rant and stayed for a discussion about historical changes to building zoning practices

“the only girl in town who reads” is def how I fancied myself when I was younger watching this show lmao

I live in a small town in the California mountains. It reminds me a lot of Stars Hollow. We have a population of 4k. We dont have any chain stores or corporate stores. Everything is small business. We are so small we don't have a traffic light or cross walk. You can walk to everything you need in the town. We have a farmers market each week every summer with live music. The community is very tight. Everyone looks out for each other and supports each other. Its the definition of quaint. But it has a lot of draw backs.

We have like 5 choices for eating out and thats it. Which is quaint at first but gets pretty boring pretty quick. Every one knows everyone which on one hand is great and makes it feel very safe but on the other hand isnt so great if you get a bad reputation or if you like privacy. Our town is too small to have a dedicate PD so we share our PD with the rest of the mountain towns which means it takes a lot longer for PD to get to you if you call them than it does in other places. A lot of people up here can be closed minded and set in their ways which can be frustrating if you are a progressive thinker.

I think as an adult I can enjoy the quaint-ness of my town but as a kid it was so boring and lame. Like realistically the teens in Stars Hollow would be getting in to trouble out of boredom lol.

Yet even my town doesn't have sidewalks 😭😭😭

“ Although there might be less traditionally handsome gruff men with a heart of gold per capita— there could definitely be more side walks” LMAO

There’s this concept called social infrastructure, used to refer to places where people who live in the same area can exit together and do different things in shared space and it is said to be extremely beneficial for the residents and sometimes even lifesaving. Stars hollow really seems to have a beautiful social infrastructure

Gilmore Girls AND walkable communities?? This video could not be more up my alley! This is also what so many people really want when they dream of living in Europe. To live (as in inhabit) and to LIVE (as in go about your life and activities) in the same place!

When I first moved to Japan, I soon realised I lived in Stars Hollow. Weird, unique events every other weekend... A library where most indoor stuff was held (with the highest number of books per capita in Japan, thank you!)... The one tiny grocery by the one stop light in the centre of town... We even had a Kirk!

The bucket hat was such a look! But seriously, the whole setting was crafted so beautifully. Pure coziness and nostalgia. Realistic? Maybe not so much, but I do believe that it takes a lot of thought and creative planning to create an atmosphere like Gilmore Girls has. Perfect combination of aesthetics, music, and characters

All towns in the Philippines are almost walkable like this. When the Spanish came, they had an urban plan which they applied to every town. Town center must have a church, market, school, municipal hall and plaza all around each other, and all the people and stores are built around the center. I live in a subdivision far from the center, but on Sundays you can take a quick bike ride there for Church, have breakfast in the market, hangout in the plaza, buy some fish and other foodstuff from the market, and then go home. It's pretty safe too. The police have a station near the plaza.

I think walkability would help us connect more to others. We are the most disconnected we’ve ever been even though we have technology

I think it’s worth noting (to those who aren’t from the US) most Americans do not like or want to live this way. We are forced to based on the reasons she listed and more. It’s very disconnecting and exhausting to live in a place like that. What she said about being “priced out” of walkable places is so true.