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15 minute cites have become a bit watchword among urbanists. I think drawing a 15-minute walking circle around a development would be a very reasonable place to
by theluketaylor 3y ago
15 minute cites have become a bit watchword among urbanists. I think drawing a 15-minute walking circle around a development would be a very reasonable place to start. Pretty typical walking speed is ~5 km/h, so roughly an area about 1-1.3 km.
1 km is actually a pretty big circle, so there would probably be room for multiple circle sizes based on the proposed development size. Adding 50 housing units is a 5 minute concern. Adding 1000 is a 15 minute one.
- zoogeny 3y agoNow we're firmly in the territory of motte and bailey. You can retreat to an argument based on "but all I want is to allow homeowners to vote on bike lanes in their own neighborhoods!" while dodging the harder topics that are really at the heart of land use. No thoughts on heroin clinics or other social services initiatives. No thoughts on sensitive land issues like protected water-ways. No thoughts on major regional infrastructure initiatives. No thoughts on industry needs (e.g. pipelines). Also not a general purpose solution to vetocracy. Now you just have an idea to handle squabbles in middle-class suburbs. That kind of thinking won't get high-speed rail built in California, so good luck.