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Just a Walk or Bike Ride Away: The 15-Minute City

Just a Walk or Bike Ride Away: The 15-Minute City

FromClimate One


Just a Walk or Bike Ride Away: The 15-Minute City

FromClimate One

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Length:
65 minutes
Released:
Aug 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Can you imagine if everything you needed in your everyday life was just a walk or bike ride away? That’s the goal of the 15-minute City, a new name for an old idea. Reducing the need for cars cuts emissions and gets autos off of the roads, which is a boon for safety, air quality and the climate. But, as is often the case, good ideas become a lot more difficult when you have to implement them in real places, with real people, who don’t always share the enthusiasm for the idea. What will it take to make compact, walkable cities a reality in the U.S., where the car is king?
Guests: 
Beth Osborne, Director, Transportation for America
David Miller, Former Mayor of Toronto
Justin Bibb, Mayor of Cleveland
Henry Grabar, Author of Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World.

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Released:
Aug 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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