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Why has the ‘15-minute city’ taken off in Paris but become a toxic idea in UK?(www.theguardian.com)

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TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
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Paris is completely unaffordable to live in

Affordability is a really important part that is not talked about enough. Walkable cities are better for people and the environment but they need to be affordable for it to matter.

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mondoman712@lemmy.ml
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Walkability generally means higher density and higher density means lower cost. The only reason why walkable places are generally less affordable right now is that they are scarce. If everywhere was walkable that wouldn’t be a problem.

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SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social
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If only the law of supply and demand had some guidance to offer us on how to make walkable areas of cities more affordable…

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TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
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I think Vienna has a great model to follow for making housing more affordable.

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SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social
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That does sound like a great model. Reading between the lines gets at what I was insinuating, too. Vienna built a lot of housing in good places. If walkable cities are expensive, it’s because they’re in high demand. We can lower the cost by making more of them.

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