The bipartisan infrastructure law could have been an opportunity to reset the agenda, but still billions went to highways. It might be time to reconsider whether we need all those capacities on those highways if fewer people are going to be using them during the busiest time or it's not going to be that busy at a time. I think about, like he said, we build our roadways to get people from someplace else through your neighborhood to someplace else. Our transit operates the same way. It's all about that longer distance commute and not just making it easy to hop on that bus that just comes around regularly and goes through all the retail areas in your neighborhood. So it's easy to go to
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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