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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!
Toronto might be in the center of the fight to resist bike lane teardown today. But if some far-right politicians have their way, this fight won’t be the last.
…and what we can do to protect our kids *and* the e-bike revolution.
While other countries work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the U.S. is moving in the opposite direction.
Toronto might be in the center of the fight to resist bike lane teardown today. But if some far-right politicians have their way, this fight won’t be the last.
Gas taxes pay for transit, too, so what happens when politicians pander to voters, and the highway trust fund runs dry?
If we look transit just as a distance issue, but as a time issue, performance should be discussed as one big whole.
Most climate strategies are hamstrung by Washington and culture wars across the country. But zoning reform may be the exception.
