If you’re still wondering what a “15-Minute City” really means, at least as proposed by Paris Mayor @Anne_Hidalgo, it’s really simple.

Everything you need is available within a 15 minute walk, wheel chair or bike-ride from home.

Everything.

NOT by car trip.

Not even transit.
By Comparison, a “City of 20-Minute Neighbourhoods” (a core of Melbourne’s city plan) sets a different definition of success — MOST (not all) things needed for a good life within a 20-minute walk, bike OR TRANSIT RIDE. 3 important differences that affect/reflect a different city.
Altho details vary, this idea of communities where “everything we need is close by” is far from a new concept. Just look up...

- complete communities
- city of short distances
- “the power of nearness” (I used this one while at Vancouver City Hall)
- MANY more

So what IS “new?”
What’s “new” is that the very high profile & action-oriented mayor of Paris @Anne_Hidalgo made The 15-Minute City a well packaged bedrock of her successful re-election platform, & inspired mayors EVERYWHERE to seriously look at the concept for THEIR city.

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13 Dec 20
Trucks have been getting bigger, more energy & space consuming, more polluting, and much deadlier to everyone around them, including kids. Not because most of us actually need bigger vehicles, but as ego boosts, status symbols & “indicators of male virility.” HT @PickledEntropy Image
Over the last decade, global SUV ownership has doubled. If it keeps growing at its current rate, increased SUV ownership will offset the entire emissions reduction from electric vehicles. Plus they’re much more likely than smaller cars to kill pedestrians.
fastcompany.com/90420280/shoul…
Have trucks gotten more fuel efficient? Of course, thanks largely to government regulations. However they have also gotten larger on average, & as #JevonsParadox explains, improved fuel efficiency has helped us justify larger vehicles & more driving, causing emissions to go up. Image
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20 Oct 20
Most of the conversations I’m hearing & reading about the permanent growth of virtual working aka working from home #WFH post-pandemic are dramatically oversimplifying the implications & ripple effects to the ecosystem of cities — starting with assuming it will all be positive.
Consider the implications for successful downtowns, for example. A lot fewer downtown workers mean less demand for walkable downtown housing (which has many public interest benefits) & for downtown retail, restaurants, entertainment & other elements of a mixed downtown ecosystem.
A lot of positive commentary around #WFH is based on the assumption that weakened downtowns & other urban concentrations will lead to dispersed but COMPLETE, multi-modal 15-minute communities. That’s a REALLY big assumption that at best would involve lots of time & controversy.
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28 Sep 19
I hear it was the largest individual #climateCrisis protest in history. Any city wish to challenge that? Regardless, 500,000+ people in #Montreal today for #ClimateStrike makes a POWERFUL statement that we’ve reached a real turning point toward #ClimateAction! Via @GretaThunberg
This makes me happy of many levels — including that #Vancouver showed up 100K+ strong for the @ClimateStrike, AND that citizens did it by showing how streets, bridges & our FUTURE are about people, not cars. #ClimateCrisis
Hat tip to @SimiHeer, great video!
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23 Sep 19
This is one of the longest hashtags I’ve tried, and maybe the most challenging idea, but here goes — what if we showed all the AMAZING THINGS WE LOVE IN CITIES that could physically fit inside a shopping mall or power centre parking lot, using hashtag #LookWhatFitsInAParkingLot!
I really didn’t think there would be very interesting responses to this attempted hashtag #LookWhatFitsInAparkingLot. Boy was I wrong. Well done, Tweeps, very cool.
Which example of #LookWhatFitsInAParkingLot do you like best to far? Look through all the great responses to the first tweet in this thread, & favourite or retweet the best examples. The one with the most favourites & retweets by the end of the day tomorrow wins bragging rights!
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18 Sep 19
1. A thread on #NIMBY (not in my backyard) & change in cities:

First off, although it might feel that way, NIMBY isn’t unique to your city, & it’s definitely (probably) not worse in your city than anywhere else. It’s also not surprising, since it’s based on human nature.
2. #NIMBY isn’t surprising when you understand that it’s human nature, it’s normal, to fear change & to weigh potential loss more heavily than potential gain. So NIMBY should be expected because it can’t be avoided. It’s hard everywhere, & there’s no place that it doesn’t exist.
3. But #NIMBY needn’t be debilitating when it comes to smart, positive & badly-needed change in your city. Cities that are skillful & self-confident listeners can learn a lot from NIMBY fears, & that learning can help make decisions better & outcomes more successful.
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14 Sep 19
1. A thread on #Vancouver city-building, politics & bikes:

I’ve still got a lot of optimism about most of our new city council, but I’m still hearing the concern that they are trying too hard to distance themselves from work/directions of the #VisionVancouver terms of Council.
2. This may be particularly true regarding safe bike infrastructure, & the still badly needed work toward getting to the next level in bike mode share, & making our bike infrastructure safe & comfortable for all ages & abilities. See here for more on #AAA: fastcompany.com/90361034/if-on…
3. I’m not here to defend #VisionVancouver, but one thing that’s long been true here in #Vancouver is that new councils have generally built on past successes, rather than undoing or reversing (as we’ve unfortunately seen in many other cities). That’s how we’ve made progress...
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