15 Minute Cities

[noseall]

The issue comes with all the associated policies and band waggon jumping.

“residents will still be able to drive to every part of the city at any time” adding “in the future, during certain times of the day, you may need to take a different route (e.g. using the ring road) if you want to travel by car”.

So it's yeah, but no but yeah.

With all the pinch points, humps, car free areas etc. People don't trust councils to get it right. No wonder people are against the idea. Fine for hippies who work from home in FinTech testing sw, not so good for a care working visiting bed ridden old people.

Pedestrianisation has been around for decades boyo.

 

[motorbiking]

Councils don't usually pedestrianise major routes. Its typically town centres, high streets, the odd residential area.

 

[securespark]

From: https://www.carwow.co.uk/blog/towns-restricting-driving

Plans for the filters have been subject to public consultation and a decision about their implementation is due in the summer of 2023, but a local councillor told The Times “It’s going to happen, definitely.”

How can that councillor be so sure?
Doesn't that make a mockery of the public consultation?

 

[denso13]

How can that councillor be so sure?

Optimism? It's quite an old article.

 

[Deleted member 221031]

In Oxford there was a lot of objections and protests about the scheme.

The council didn’t listen and cracked on regardless

 

[Justin Passing]

They always pick on one aspect in their favour and then accuse you (or in Oxford or Khan's case, everybody), of not wanting that. Just like dumb forum trolls.
"So what if you can no longer live your life, doing 20 miles a week in your car to get to the shop and see your mates, you obviously want to destroy the planet with your climate change pollution. YOU don't count. WE are looking after YOUR planet."

 

[denso13]

"So what if you can no longer live your life, doing 20 miles a week in your car to get to the shop and see your mates, you obviously want to destroy the planet with your climate change pollution. YOU don't count. WE are looking after YOUR planet."

You just made that up didn't you? It isn't really a quote, is it?

 

[gant]

Optimism? It's quite an old article.

Nov 22 , constitutes quite an old article.
As for the councillor, I don't think optimism is a word that springs to mind, more like all the weight of government funding behind the scheme.

 

[Dork Lard]

Have any of these schemes been on the mandate before an election?

 

[gant]

Have any of these schemes been on the mandate before an election?

If you vote for any of the main parties it's in the small print under the catch all of 'saving the planet'

 

[denso13]

more like all the weight of government funding behind the scheme.

What government funding?

 

[denso13]

Have any of these schemes been on the mandate before an election?

Yes.

 

[Deleted member 221031]

What government funding?

Newham's 15-minute neighbourhood project supported by almost £20 million funding

The investment will help high streets in north Newham that were affected by the pandemic.

www.gov.uk

Only 20 million.

 

[denso13]

The Oxford councillor under discussion has no influence in Newham.

 

[gant]

The Oxford councillor under discussion has no influence in Newham.

You haven't the ability to join dots then with the information at your disposal.
Must say I've thought that for a long time, it's a twilight world in it.