BeatingUpwind on Nostr: "15 minute city" is a new way of describing a concept that's existed for a VERY long ...
"15 minute city" is a new way of describing a concept that's existed for a VERY long time. The proof of that is that most 15 minute cities were developed pre-WW2. The issue is coming to a head now because of the damage cars and car culture have done to society.
I live in Manhattan (Harlem) - I LOVE my 15 minute city. But it doesn't confine me - I can take the subway to meet friends in Brooklyn - I can take MetroNorth to go cycling in Westchester & Putnam Counties - I can take LIRR to the beach. I can take Amtrak to Montréal, Burlington VT, Boston, DC, etc.
Cars are highly destructive to society in SO many ways. Once you "see it" you can't unsee it. The problem is they're so engrained that most people never question their impact.
I live in Manhattan (Harlem) - I LOVE my 15 minute city. But it doesn't confine me - I can take the subway to meet friends in Brooklyn - I can take MetroNorth to go cycling in Westchester & Putnam Counties - I can take LIRR to the beach. I can take Amtrak to Montréal, Burlington VT, Boston, DC, etc.
Cars are highly destructive to society in SO many ways. Once you "see it" you can't unsee it. The problem is they're so engrained that most people never question their impact.