
The main reason for this gain in size is the inability to walk anywhere in the midwest.
There is just nothing to really look at so you get driven everywhere or take the bus. It is also mind numbingly cold.
In NY, I was the Queen of the subways but I was also known to walk twenty to thirty blocks to get anywhere.
It was easy in New York because there was so much to see and look at.
It's almost a sin to not walk in New York because you might miss something cool or interesting.
Missing something cool or interesting is not a fear I have here.