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The '15-minute city' could limit global warming — if it can counter misinformation

The "15-minute City" is an urban planning concept where your main daily needs are a close walk, bike or transit ride from home. It could also help limit global warming, but it faces major obstacles.
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The 15-minute city: Urban planning epiphany or ‘climate change lockdown’ conspiracy?

The 15-minute city is either an urban-planning epiphany or a totalitarian nightmare, depending on whom you ask.

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Climate-friendly '15-minute cities' get a powerful global push

Climate-friendly '15-minute cities' get a powerful global push

To combat climate change, the nonprofit group C40 Cities is partnering with a Danish firm to pilot walkable neighborhoods in five global cities.
Utah dreams up a different kind of '15-minute city'

Utah dreams up a different kind of '15-minute city'

A planned community set to rise in a suburb near Salt Lake City could feature a network of shared mobility hubs and walking trails — plus tens of thousands of parking spots. 
The Point, a new Utah community, will be a 15-minute city

The Point, a new Utah community, will be a 15-minute city

“One of our goals is to create what we’ve termed a one-car community.”
This old coal power plant will be transformed into a 15-minute neighborhood

This old coal power plant will be transformed into a 15-minute neighborhood

Residents will be able to walk or bike to work, to stores, and the newly accessible lake front.
Brooks Rainwater: The 15-minute city can make urban living more sustainable

Brooks Rainwater: The 15-minute city can make urban living more sustainable

The simplest way to reduce transportation emissions is making it easier to not drive. And even in places where you have to drive, small changes can make a large difference.
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