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Remember how quickly politicians had to walk back talk of “fifteen minute cities” because America collectively shit its pants at the thought of having to walk anywhere?
I know that was the joke but no I literally think they were afraid of the 15-minute walk. I read that only 25% of adult Americans walk for more than 10 minutes continuously in a week
My ex spouse and I used to walk places together when we were young. An hour wasn’t all that uncommon. The instant they got a car “no I don’t want to walk”. Yeah we can walk 20min to our destination but why do that when they could spend 5min getting the car ready, 10min driving, 15min being pissed while trying to find parking, then 5min walking because that’s the closest parking space to the destination. Blew my mind, years of trying to talk them into walking with me again, never worked
I saw that they thought people were going to be fined/arrested for leaving their 15 minute zones. This may have been more a thing in Australia though where we had distance-based travel restrictions and curfews during COVID lockdowns
MODEST EXERCISE?! IT’S A CONSPIRACY, BUT MUH RIGHTS, AAAAAAAA
Tbh, I’m almost certain that was an astroturf by big oil, when it was noticing that people were not commuting and enjoying not commuting during the lock down.
you left out the middleman. it wasn’t walking everywhere that did them in, the car funded media couldn’t handle it and made a bunch of shit up about eating bugs to make it as hatable as possible
It’s still a conspiracy theory where I live. I occasionally see protestors protesting it, but like, the city they’re protesting in can be traversed by car in 15-30 mins lmao
Remember how quickly politicians had to walk back talk of “fifteen minute cities” because America collectively shit its pants at the thought of having to walk anywhere?
I know that was the joke but no I literally think they were afraid of the 15-minute walk. I read that only 25% of adult Americans walk for more than 10 minutes continuously in a week
My ex spouse and I used to walk places together when we were young. An hour wasn’t all that uncommon. The instant they got a car “no I don’t want to walk”. Yeah we can walk 20min to our destination but why do that when they could spend 5min getting the car ready, 10min driving, 15min being pissed while trying to find parking, then 5min walking because that’s the closest parking space to the destination. Blew my mind, years of trying to talk them into walking with me again, never worked
god finding street parking is so awful
Almost like giving every single person a 50 sqft hunk of metal (plus 25 sqft on either end) doesn’t work in cities.
it sure doesn’t
Fun fact, the minimum parking spot size in my city is 250 sqft, literally a tiny house
I like walking to places. I get to see people and animals
I saw that they thought people were going to be fined/arrested for leaving their 15 minute zones. This may have been more a thing in Australia though where we had distance-based travel restrictions and curfews during COVID lockdowns
i’d bike if we had infrastructure (and maintained it during the winter) but my legs would fall off if i walked that long.
getting groceries is pushing it even with leaning on the cart.
MODEST EXERCISE?! IT’S A CONSPIRACY, BUT MUH RIGHTS, AAAAAAAA
Tbh, I’m almost certain that was an astroturf by big oil, when it was noticing that people were not commuting and enjoying not commuting during the lock down.
Out of all the right-wing outrage idiocy, car dependency is the least believable to be organic.
Rent in cities, especially walkable cities is high for a reason: they’re desirable, in-demand areas. Literally too popular for their own good.
I pay out the ass in rent but really gas and upkeep would make up for the difference and then I’d have to drive and live somewhere worse.
It’s a well-kept secret that lots of smaller cities are both walkable and cheaper.
car = freedom 15 minute city - > no car = no freedom
the government is creating minute cities to take away our freedom & cars. we’ll be trapped in the cities which is what THEY want.
A box that you can’t stand up in, that you spend 4+ hours a day in? Freedom.
Fresh air and being able to change directions in an instant and not spending a quarter of your waking hours cramped up? Basically prison.
you left out the middleman. it wasn’t walking everywhere that did them in, the car funded media couldn’t handle it and made a bunch of shit up about eating bugs to make it as hatable as possible
It’s still a conspiracy theory where I live. I occasionally see protestors protesting it, but like, the city they’re protesting in can be traversed by car in 15-30 mins lmao