Do you support "15 minute cities" in order to save the planet from man-made global warming?

[BritManToo]

On 4/21/2023 at 4:16 PM, placeholder said:

It's a relatively recent concept. Give it time

God help me,

Until 50 years back 15 minute cities in the west were the norm.

Then the greedy local councils taxed all the high street shops until they all moved out of town.

Every town in Thailand is still a 15 minute city.

[zzaa09]

On 5/8/2023 at 10:16 PM, BritManToo said:

God help me,

 

Which God?

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

Which God?

Hopefully not the "imposter God" of the Bible. 

The one with "anger-management issues". 

[BritManToo]

13 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

Which God?

Up to you!

[save the frogs]

off topic, but don't want to start a new thread.

but to all "climate deniers" ... water wars are beginning. 

farmers in france are fighting over water.

there will be water shortages in the future and water rationing. 

 

[Yellowtail]

49 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

off topic, but don't want to start a new thread.

but to all "climate deniers" ... water wars are beginning. 

farmers in france are fighting over water.

there will be water shortages in the future and water rationing. 

 

To all the "climate alarmists" farmers have been fighting over water for quite a long time. 

 

 

[save the frogs]

does the AI on youtube know that i'm posting in this thread?

oddly, a video about 15 minute cities popped in my feed.

 

they're not banning road trips ... 

 

 

[Yellowtail]

On 5/24/2023 at 8:43 AM, save the frogs said:

does the AI on youtube know that i'm posting in this thread?

oddly, a video about 15 minute cities popped in my feed.

 

they're not banning road trips ... 

 

Not for the rich anyways...

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Not for the rich anyways...

oh ... perhaps

[save the frogs]

I haven't watched all of this yet. It's 45 minutes.

But the wording of the video suggests it's not an evil plot?

In Barcelona, they're planning to block cars off every 3rd street by 2030.

But they claim "citizens will have a much greater freedom of movement". 

 

 

[Yellowtail]

13 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

I haven't watched all of this yet. It's 45 minutes.

But the wording of the video suggests it's not an evil plot?

In Barcelona, they're planning to block cars off every 3rd street by 2030.

But they claim "citizens will have a much greater freedom of movement". 

 

No one ever really starts out thinking they're plotting evil, do they? 

[save the frogs]

not exactly on topic, but related to climate.

some people aint gonna like this one ...

 

france is the 1st country to ban short domestic flights that can be replaced by train rides. 

https://www.travelinglifestyle.net/this-country-is-first-to-ban-short-domestic-flights-that-can-be-replaced-by-train-ride/

[KhunLA]

Our 15 Minute City in action ... saving the planet ????

Dog & myself on E-MB, most customers arrived by pedal bike or walked, maybe.  A true success story ...

 

... unless, you want more out of life, beside servitude to the elite.  I'll guess half the Amphur population (45 of 90k) are 15 minutes from or within 'town center', by walking or bicycle.

 

But, the other half, may only have K-6 grade schools available.  Possibly a local clinic, for minimal prenatal & vaccines, antibacterial meds & stitches only.

 

There in no Uni in the Amphur, and no real trauma hospital, for even minor, possibly life saving procedures.   Which I found out last year, as had to be transferred about 100 kms away, for a minor 11 minute, probable immediate, or very near future, life saving procedure, or my life expectancy of 67.7 yrs (if born 1954) would have been a reality.

 

For those that want more, higher education, skilled job, freedom from elite servitude, real hospital, then you need to be in a metro area, which much of TH's population is not.

 

Krung Thep 9-14M people

Samut Prakan 2M (?)

10 metro areas of < 500k = 5M (being generous)

 

Leaves more than a few of the 67M people without a free from servitude future, if living in a 15 minute city of equal or less than my city/Amphur.

Edited May 29, 2023 by KhunLA

[VocalNeal]

I think the only people who want us to be 15 minutes from everything are downtown landlords.????

Edited May 29, 2023 by VocalNeal