A car-free town in the Amazon serves lessons for pedaling to net zero emissions (www.npr.org)
Why We Can’t Build Better Cities (ft.Not Just Bikes) - Philosophy Tube (www.youtube.com)
Modern transport for short distance
My strong belief is this type of transport is what we really need to adopt en masse....
What are the essential services you need in your local neighborhood?
What is essential for you to have nearby? I can think of groceries, fresh produce, haircut/salon, a couple restaurants, schools, etc. Those are the obvious ones. What else are you looking for, such as a flower shop?
What If We Had a 15-Minute City for Friendship? | Bloomberg (archive.is)
Oxford air pollution falls in victory for 15-minute city model (www.envirotech-online.com)
A multifaceted approach is being pursued with impacts on infrastructure and energy usage, with one of the central pillars being the Low Traffic Neighbourhood, known colloquially as a 15-minute neighbourhood. This urban planning concept envisions a future where all essential facilities are within a 15-minute walking or cycling...
Cleveland to Consider Legislation to Incentivize Transit-Oriented Development, Issues RFP for Mobility Study (www.clevescene.com)
City Hall announced two of its latest steps in the pursuit of making Cleveland a 15-minute city, an effort to ensure that residents live within a short walk, bike ride or transit trip from almost all of their basic needs.
Livable Deep Cove — Gallant Avenue renewal | District of North Vancouver (www.dnv.org)
The Livable Deep Cove Project design includes permanent, one-way vehicle traffic on lower Gallant, expanded sidewalks, streetlights, movable bollards, flex zones for protected pedestrian areas or parking, trees and improved road surfaces.
the anti-15-minute-city backlash is ridiculous (www.youtube.com)
Why tires — not tailpipes — are spewing more pollution from your cars (www.washingtonpost.com)
“One, it hasn’t been regulated. Second, its chemical composition can be potentially more toxic, especially for brakes’ [particulate matter] … they’re all metallic.”...
Why tires — not tailpipes — are spewing more pollution from your cars (www.washingtonpost.com)
“One, it hasn’t been regulated. Second, its chemical composition can be potentially more toxic, especially for brakes’ [particulate matter] … they’re all metallic.”...
"So before we think about moving from neighborhood to neighborhood, we should also think about satisfying people’s needs in their own neighborhoods." (www.theurbanist.org)
Ron Davis is running for the Seattle City Council in District 4 on a progressive, stridently urbanist platform and he shared his positions on transportation, housing, and other issues at The Urbanist’s lunch and learn event this Thursday....
Cul de sac is an intentional 15-minute City in the heart of Tempe Arizona. (culdesac.com)
One of the first designs of this I have seen, an intentional 15-minute City that is in the heart of Tempe Arizona. They are accepting move-ins this october!
“Microraion/Microdistricts were the urban building blocks of new Soviet cities” (skip to 6:47) (www.youtube.com)
City Beautiful’s video on “How did planners design Soviet cities?” – first talking about khrushchevkas and then their organization into microdistricts – daily shopping, necessities, and services were to be located no more than 500m from any residence and (and major services like health were no more than 1500m away) –...
Wikipedia's 15 Minute City page (en.wikipedia.org)
The 15-minute city (FMC or 15mC) is an urban planning concept in which most daily necessities and services, such as work, shopping, education, healthcare, and leisure can be easily reached by a 15-minute walk or bike ride from any point in the city....
Deliotte's primer on 15-Minute Cities (www.deloitte.com)
This is all about ’living locally’....