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| A '''walkable''' neighborhood has most of what people need within walking distance from [[housing|home]].
| | ==Why== |
| | Driving (and other passenger transport) is a major contributor to [[climate change]], and [[electric vehicles]] are [[electric vehicles/Fossil fuel powered|not necessarily better]] [[cobalt mining|for]] the environment in the near future. |
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| {{minor|Walkability is a continuum. It's unlikely for a neighborhood to have ''everything'' for ''everyone'', but the more it has, the less people have to drive or use [[public transit]].}}
| | If neighborhoods were designed better, people wouldn't need to drive so much. |
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| ==Things worth having within walking distance== | | ==General principles== |
| * [[Food|Groceries]] and other stores
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| * [[Education|Schools]] | | * [[Things within walking distance]] <!--(or at least a reasonably short driving distance) TODO: say that on the page linked to--> |
| * [[Green space|Parks]] | | * [[Pedestrian-friendly streets]] |
| * Recreation centers
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| * Places where people [[Labor|work]], in general
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| * Outdoor public spaces for events & festivals
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| {{minor|''Got something to be add to this list? Join the {{talk}}.''}}
| | ==Considerations== |
| | * [[/New construction|Environmental impact of new construction]] - not as bad as driving, but still significant. |
| | ** It would be better to [[/Repurpose|repurpose existing buildings]] instead, whenever possible. |
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| The goal is to have a neighborhood that people can actually enjoy spending time in, and not just at home.
| | ==By region / What needs to be done== |
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| | ===North America=== |
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| | ===South America=== |
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| | ==FAQ== |
| | ====Are you trying to take away my car, you filthy commie?==== |
| | No. We're just trying to design your neighborhood so that you don't ''need'' to drive as much, so you can save some money. |
| | ====But aren't 15-minute cities just a way for the globalists to try and control everyone?==== |
| | I have no idea what are the motivations of the global elites, but we shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Having things within 15 minutes from home is a good idea. <!--Let's make our own plan instead of leaving it up to billionaires.--> |
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| ==Motivations for walkability== | | ==See also== |
| * Transportation is a major contributor to [[climate change]]. | | * [[Public transit]] |
| * [[Electric vehicles]] may not be a [[Term:viable|viable]] solution soon enough.
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| * In many parts of the world, neighborhoods are designed in a way that forces us to drive a lot.
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| ==Tradeoffs of new construction==
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| Although walkability could save [[energy]] by decreasing reliance on transportation, this has to be weighed against the energy footprint of constructing brand new buildings to make walkable areas.
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| A much better solution is to repurpose existing space as much as possible.
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| ==Repurposing existing space==
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| ===Suburbs===
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| The majority of people in USA & Canada live in suburbs that are very ''not'' walkable.
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| {{minor|This was originally by design, due to automobile companies lobbying for specific policy decisions made back in the 1950s. Many of the policies are unfortunately still in place, as [[zoning]] laws.}}
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| Although it's hard to have true walkability if a suburb's density is low, there are still '''improvements''' to be made:
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| * Commercial space
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| ** Repeal some [[zoning]] laws: Allow homeowners to run small businesses from their homes. Most homeowners wouldn't, but there'd be a few enterprising folks who might [[residential to commercial|turn part of their house]] into a small grocery store, or coffee shop, or yoga studio, or whatever else you'd typically see in less-suburban areas.
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| *** In some cases, someone might buy a house specifically to repurpose it into a small business. This could be good in moderation but would be a problem if too many investors did it (a big concern for the first neighborhoods to try such a policy). So there would need to be policies ''limiting'' this. Also, any decrease in housing should be offset in other ways.
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| ** Office space
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| *** People are increasingly working from home.
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| * Public events
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| ** Use part of a park (suburbs usually have a lot of them) as a "public square"
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| * [[Housing]] density
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| ** [[Subdividing]] some houses into duplexes. Good for walkability - and even more importantly, helps alleviate the housing shortage. Note: This doesn't mean subdividing ''all'' houses, just some percentage of vacant ones.
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