I also enjoyed #albemarle Planning Commissioner Julian Bivins’s characterization of public fears about permitting small corner stores and any possible sandwiches and the slippery slope to other tasty treats, for example some kind of soup. I summarized this as “sandwich fear” #nimby #banana #sandwichfear #15minutecities
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https://whatif.sonycsl.it/15mincity/ Sadly no #cville support on this #15minutecities #map but I do see #rva . #climate #walkable #biketooter
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Wow, no shit. I wonder what we could do about that. #15minutecities #buildtransit
The Guardian · Europe beats the US for walkable, livable cities, study shows
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#LTNs #LTN #LowTrafficNeighbourhood #TownPlanning #Pedestrians #Cycling #CyclingUK #UKPolitics #15MinuteCities
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@CatDragon We're through the looking glass! Proposed congestion charges are really a New World Order 15-minute city scheme to keep Trump supporters out of Manhattan!
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Tell American skeptics that in #15minuteCities , they can buy more beer at half-time, or buy a new PCV valve for their truck on a Saturday, both within a 15 minute walk from home.
“Moreno also wants to bring schools and children’s areas closer to work and home, so caregivers can more easily travel around and participate in society. He also thinks office should generally be closer to homes, as well as cultural venues, doctors, shops and other amenities. Shared spaces such as parks help the people living in the areas to form communities.”
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https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2024/apr/06/why-has-15-minute-city-taken-off-paris-toxic-idea-uk-carlos-moreno
The Guardian · Why has the ‘15-minute city’ taken off in Paris but become a controversial idea in the UK?
I suspect part of the reason #15MinuteCities took off in Paris but have spawned conspiracy theories in the UK is that #AnneHidalgo invested in the benefits alongside the traffic calming measures, whereas UK councils had no budget to invest in the positives and also no budget for proper public consolations explaining what was going to happen so people felt it had just been dropped on them without warning.
The Guardian · Why has the ‘15-minute city’ taken off in Paris but become a controversial idea in the UK?
https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/cars/news-blog/cleveland-city-planners-change-policies-to-create-15-minute-city-44505790 “We’re a transit city, we’re a bike city, and it’s time we started acting like it” #cleveland #biketooter #transit #waroncars #zoning #climate #15minutecities
thetruthaboutcars.com · Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City
Cleveland, Ohio, has approved new zoning and transportation policies that are angling to transform it into the next “fifteen-minute city,” The City Planning Commission voted to move forward with changes to building codes in several pilot neighborhoods it wants to make more pedestrian friendly. However, such policies have become contentious with European examples further down the path of progress seeing relatively consistent opposition due to the fact that the ultimate goal is to eli…
And there we have it! #WalkableCities are not a problem for first responders. It was just another Fossil Fuels Industry lie. #Urbanism #15minuteCities #StrongTowns #BikeTooter #cycling
https://findingspress.org/article/23568-the-impact-of-2020-low-traffic-neighbourhoods-on-fire-service-emergency-response-times-in-london-uk?trk=feed_main-feed-card_feed-article-content
Hey #Urbanists of Mastodon.
If anyone knows of any really good studies/papers that show how pedestrianisation has been a big benefit for local businesses, please can you share them.
EDIT: Thanks, everyone who sent me stuff. I think I have enough now 
#Urbanism #WalkableStreets #WalkableCities #TheWarOnCars #FuckCars #SolarPunk #BikeTooter #Trains #NotJustBikes #City #15minuteCities
At a time when we should be rapidly decarbonising and creating #15minuteCities #walkablecities we are instead dealing with Conspiracy Theories. #urbanism
The Guardian · Ministers prioritised driving in England partly due to conspiracy theories
The sooner the #Tories are consigned to the dustbin of history the better...And whilst I'm having a moan, for the love of God, please bring in #ProportionalRepresentation in the UK. Maybe then our #politicians would work harder to actually do what's right for this country & the #environment.
Ministers prioritised driving in England partly due to #conspiracytheories | Transport | The Guardian
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The Guardian · Ministers prioritised driving in England partly due to conspiracy theories
I didn’t need feel I needed more evidence that #Sunak is an extremist who uses conspiracy theories to further his #FossilFuel promoting agenda….but oh look, here’s just that.
#15MinuteCities are about making life easier, cleaner and just pleasant…there is no agenda to limit where people can travel to.
The Guardian · Ministers prioritised driving in England partly due to conspiracy theories
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@BalooUriza I've lived in a #15MinuteCities before they were called that, and last week when I got home late at night I realised I'd forgotten to buy food for breakfast the next day. It was terrible, I was able to put a coat back on and make the five minute walk to the mini supermarket and buy everything I needed, then be home within about ten minutes! I long for the freedom of having to wait until the next morning and drive 30 minutes each way to the nearest big box store.
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65% of #Spain lives in multi-family houses. Interesting use of GIS mapping tools to show apartment building styles in context of city features. Ideas for other cities.
#LongRead #datavis #GIS #Urban #15MinuteCities #Sustainability. #ViaPinboardPopular
ElDiario.es · Spain lives in flats: why we have built our cities verticallyThe development of cities in Spain has been upwards. Map of the evolution of urban planning in Spain, with data from the Cadastre — and why Spaniards live in apartments.
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@Nonilex I desperately need to blog about this specific conspiracy theory and how it not only misses serious critiques of #15MinuteCities but also tends to be held by people who support the aspects those serious critiques criticize. It's a good reminder of how conspiracy theories like this are always bullshit. Even if there's a real problem with their object of criticism, they ignore it and make things up, and never cooperate with the more serious critics.
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That local #UK govts are deciding how often citizens can go shopping is #disinformation.
The false narrative surrounding #15minuteCities is but one part of a larger sprawling #ConspiracyTheory called the #GreatReset. The theory goes that a shadowy global elite (often #Jewish) wants to strip away ordinary people's #freedoms & make us live a life of deprivation. Under this theory, 15-minute cities are a ploy to take away people's freedom to move around.