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Recently “15-minute cities,” and “low-traffic neighborhoods” have been thrown into the mix of these fake conspiracy myths. Detractors claim that they’re part of a global plot to lock us up in open-air jails, undertake “government-forced isolation,” or are part of a “woke transportation” movement aiming to take away our freedoms, starting with our cars.
Nothing could be further from the truth. The “15-minute city” model is based on the original concept of a city: having the things we want and need closer to where we live. The idea is that we should be able to get to our everyday essentials within, ideally, 15 minutes on foot, bike, or public transit. What’s scary about that?
Read more from the Urban Truth Collective at the link below — and don’t forget to check out the rest of this week’s news, too!
Hyperscale AI data centers and highways are both harmful forms of fossil fuel infrastructure that get built without much community input — and it’s time to fight back against both, one of our favorite podcasters argues.
Hyperscale AI data centers and highways are both harmful forms of fossil fuel infrastructure that get built without much community input — and it’s time to fight back against both, one of our favorite podcasters argues.
A survivor of a mass casualty reflects on what she’s learned about car culture, grief, and resilience.
There’s a downside to enforcing traffic laws when cities do it to raise revenue rather than to save lives.
It might sound crazy — but is it crazy enough to work, even as governments take aim at steep transit cuts?
…or plaza, or transit route, or any other investment in public space
Rural communities can hardly support transit as it is, and they’ll be hurt worst by Republicans’ transportation bill.
