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Oxford, UK - 15 minute cities to combat pollution:
Traffic filters (usually a camera that detects license plates) monitor private car movements. Residents are given 100 permits per year (average 2 per week), that allow them to leave their 15 minute city. Anyone leaving the city at prohibited times or who goes over permit limit are automatically fined via the traffic filter cameras that captures your license plate. Once you use up your permits, you can still leave your 15 minute city via public transportation, motorbikes and bicycles and with the current plan, alternate routes which may be less convenient.
"The aim is to reduce traffic in the city centre and make city living more pleasant, but critics say the plans will negatively affect businesses and the city centre's economy. ...People can drive freely around their own neighbourhood and can apply for a permit to drive through the filters, and into other neighbourhoods, for up to 100 days per year. This equates to an average of two days per week. ... A maximum of three permits a household will be allowed where there are several adults with cars registered to the address. Buses, coaches, taxis, delivery vans, HGVs, motorbikes and bikes are exempt and there are exceptions for blue badge holders [for the disabled] and people with caring responsibilities." https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2...rs-will-divide-city-15-minute-neighbourhoods/
Australia and Canada are also planning 15 minute cities. https://www.railexpress.com.au/15-minute-neighbourhoods-promised-in-nsw-strategy/
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And in other cities: "One city that took the 15-minute concept idea and ran with it is Paris France. ... Part of the plan included closing more than 100 streets to traffic, turning car parking into parks, redistributing medical services, government offices, and other essential services with the priority of keeping it local. ...Other cities have their own timetables according to City Monitor. Melbourne, Australia, is aiming for 10 minutes. while Glasgow, Scotland, Portland, Oregon, and Hamilton, New Zealand are looking at 20 minutes. The concept is revolutionizing how people view cities around the world and these changes are not just a passing trend." https://www.goodnet.org/articles/introducing-15minute-city-concept
Traffic filters (usually a camera that detects license plates) monitor private car movements. Residents are given 100 permits per year (average 2 per week), that allow them to leave their 15 minute city. Anyone leaving the city at prohibited times or who goes over permit limit are automatically fined via the traffic filter cameras that captures your license plate. Once you use up your permits, you can still leave your 15 minute city via public transportation, motorbikes and bicycles and with the current plan, alternate routes which may be less convenient.
"The aim is to reduce traffic in the city centre and make city living more pleasant, but critics say the plans will negatively affect businesses and the city centre's economy. ...People can drive freely around their own neighbourhood and can apply for a permit to drive through the filters, and into other neighbourhoods, for up to 100 days per year. This equates to an average of two days per week. ... A maximum of three permits a household will be allowed where there are several adults with cars registered to the address. Buses, coaches, taxis, delivery vans, HGVs, motorbikes and bikes are exempt and there are exceptions for blue badge holders [for the disabled] and people with caring responsibilities." https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2...rs-will-divide-city-15-minute-neighbourhoods/
Australia and Canada are also planning 15 minute cities. https://www.railexpress.com.au/15-minute-neighbourhoods-promised-in-nsw-strategy/
Bringing the 15-minute city to life | Deloitte Canada
The 15-minute city would do more than reduce carbon emissions—it would increase our quality of life.
And in other cities: "One city that took the 15-minute concept idea and ran with it is Paris France. ... Part of the plan included closing more than 100 streets to traffic, turning car parking into parks, redistributing medical services, government offices, and other essential services with the priority of keeping it local. ...Other cities have their own timetables according to City Monitor. Melbourne, Australia, is aiming for 10 minutes. while Glasgow, Scotland, Portland, Oregon, and Hamilton, New Zealand are looking at 20 minutes. The concept is revolutionizing how people view cities around the world and these changes are not just a passing trend." https://www.goodnet.org/articles/introducing-15minute-city-concept
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