15-Minute City: It's A Global Climate Solution - If It Can Get Past Conspiracy Theories And NIMBYs

08 Oct 2023 | Abstracted from NPR

"...the 15-minute city idea is spreading with mayors in the United States...not only improves quality of life, but 15-minute cities can also reduce cars' planet-warming greenhouse gases. But this climate solution is running into obstacles, from zoning regimes that prioritize single-family homes to conspiracy theories that have stirred up death threats for the idea's proponents.

"Paris is using the 15-minute city as part of a broader strategy to reduce the number of cars and amount of air pollution."

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