Despite the wild accusations, this is about providing parks and grocery stores within walking distance of people’s homes

Despite the wild accusations, this is about providing parks and grocery stores within walking distance of people’s homes

  • theinspectorst@kbin.socialOP
    3·
    1 year ago

    Non-paywall link: https://archive.ph/Ejf4h

    The UK Conservatives are currently flirting with mad far-right conspiracy theories that 15 minutes cities are somehow about forcing people to stop using cars.

    Here’s a helpful study of movement patterns showing that, where essential amenities are available within 15 minutes of their homes, people automatically choose to build their lives around it. This is about making people’s lives easier and Rishi Sunak is embarrassing himself by suggesting otherwise.