Monday, September 20, 2021

THE 15-MINUTE CITY

OLD-FASHIONED COMPACT, CONVENIENT, MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT FOR A MODERN, POST PANDEMIC, WALKABLE WORLD

Anthony Breach, Senior Analyst at the UK-based Centre for Cities, has some concerns that the 15-minute city is unrealistic in terms of thinking there ever can be enough affordable urban core housing for the millions of people working hard at jobs that don’t pay well.

“People live in suburbs not because they are stupid, but because of cheaper space outside the city center.

If you force them to own within 15 minutes of where they work, they are priced out,” he said.

If you discourage commuting from farther out, their economic opportunity is cut off.”


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