• ByteWizard@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    15 minute cities are about as organic as “two weeks to flatten the curve”. There’s a reason they don’t exist, it’s not a practical idea. Just like every other idea children come up with.

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      11 months ago

      Yeah, except all of those old European cities and newer Soviet built ones had (and in most cases still have) everything close to 15 minutes away.

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      11 months ago

      That used to be the model. Go look at old pictures. Those people were not walking hours to get groceries.

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        11 months ago

        Correct, they’d use a horse or a mule. Cars are an improved horse. Walking and biking are hobbies at best.

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      11 months ago

      15 minute cities do exist, just not in the US. Admittedly, the concept doesn’t always work for work related commutes, because some businesses just need lots of infrastructure away from residential areas. But there are plenty of cities where grocery stores, gyms, restaurants, doctors etc. are within biking or walking distance.