You are going to get a crap ton of down votes. But I’ll play devils advocate.
One of the places on the planet, that this works well is Japan. There are a lot of people there that don’t have cars, however, they have the most intricate an effective public transportation service on the planet. You have to walk a few blocks to get to a train, and you can go just about anywhere. However; on the flipside, there are still plenty of people who have vehicles. My brother lives there, and he lives in a high-rise condominiums, and they have a parking spot for their vehicle. But they pay extra for that. You have to have money to own a car in Japan. The elite.?!
The idea that you have planned out, for United States of America, is just not there. Los Angeles has minimal public transportation, with buses being just about the only way you can get around, and with all of the rampant crime, that’s not a good idea. Also, the infrastructure is already built for vehicle transportation like you said, so they have to remake the entire city, to make it the way you seem to advocate for.
Even in New York, where they do have decent public transportation, the videos of what happens on those trains is horrific. People are getting beat up, killed, raped, not to mention all the other bizarre activities going on on those trains. So, even with a city like New York, which is actually set up to be sort of like a 15 minute city - the type of people that live there, and how they’re bringing in all these illegals, makes it untenable.
The case in hand, that OP posted - is Tempe, Arizona. I’ve lived in Arizona for 25 years. I’m not surprised they used Tempe for the first 15 minutes city, because there is a university right down the street from this location. Many college students are already living this sort of lifestyle, staying within a certain area just to get their food and go to school. However; just about every student that I’ve heard of has always had a vehicle (my child being one of them) Why is that? Well because there’s a whole big wide world outside of Tempe, that college students want to go party and go to Events. You need a vehicle for that.
Although Phoenix is the fifth largest city in the nation, it’s built out, not up like in New York. Even if you’re at the center of it all, where the 10 freeway meets the 60 freeway, you’re still 30 to 45 minutes to getting to the other side of the city - in a vehicle. Not to mention… This so-called 15 minutes city has electric vehicles for people to get around. NO ONE - is going to want to TRAVEL in 115° weather. By the time you get there, you’re going to be covered in sweat, your face will be red, and you’re going to be looking at a huge number of heat stroke cases. (I know because I use to do home repairs in the summer, and it’s a bitch)
Don’t even get me started on the public transportation for Arizona. There are many places in Arizona where they don’t even have buses running. If you’re living in Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa. You can get a bus somewhere. But the rest of the city is very sparse and there is no coverage. Not to mention if you have to switch buses, you have to walk. That again is a No Go for 115° weather. I used to have a friend who didn’t have a car, who took buses everywhere. It took her hours to get places. Hours! Many times she would call me from the bus stop and I would go pick her up.
Anyway - there are places in Europe, where they have 15 minute type of cities, like in Italy or Spain, where they have Mom and Pop shops with fruits and vegetables and stuff like that. But they were created that way. Most of America is too expensive to have 15 minutes cities. Not to mention - they are coming to get us. They will round us up. Not having a vehicle makes it much easier for them to do that. Where do you think is the first place they’re going to round people up. 15 minute cities.
You are going to get a crap ton of down votes. But I’ll play devils advocate.
One of the places on the planet, that this works well is Japan. There are a lot of people there that don’t have cars, however, they have the most intricate an effective public transportation service on the planet. You have to walk a few blocks to get to a train, and you can go just about anywhere. However; on the flipside, there are still plenty of people who have vehicles. My brother lives there, and he lives in a high-rise condominiums, and they have a parking spot for their vehicle. But they pay extra for that. You have to have money to own a car in Japan. The elite.?!
The idea that you have planned out, for United States of America, is just not there. Los Angeles has minimal public transportation, with buses being just about the only way you can get around, and with all of the rampant crime, that’s not a good idea. Also, the infrastructure is already built for vehicle transportation like you said, so they have to remake the entire city, to make it the way you seem to advocate for.
Even in New York, where they do have decent public transportation, the videos of what happens on those trains is horrific. People are getting beat up, killed, raped, not to mention all the other bizarre activities going on on those trains. So, even with a city like New York, which is actually set up to be sort of like a 15 minute city - the type of people that live there, and how they’re bringing in all these illegals, makes it untenable.
The case in hand, that OP posted - is Tempe, Arizona. I’ve lived in Arizona for 25 years. I’m not surprised they used Tempe for the first 15 minutes city, because there is a university right down the street from this location. Many college students are already living this sort of lifestyle, staying within a certain area just to get their food and go to school. However; just about every student that I’ve heard of has always had a vehicle (my child being one of them) Why is that? Well because there’s a whole big wide world outside of Tempe, that college students want to go party and go to Events. You need a vehicle for that.
Although Phoenix is the fifth largest city in the nation, it’s built out, not up like in New York. Even if you’re at the center of it all, where the 10 freeway meets the 60 freeway, you’re still 30 to 45 minutes to getting to the other side of the city - in a vehicle. Not to mention… This so-called 15 minutes city has electric vehicles for people to get around. NO ONE - is going to want to TRAVEL in 115° weather. By the time you get there, you’re going to be covered in sweat, your face will be red, and you’re going to be looking at a huge number of heat stroke cases. (I know because I use to do home repairs in the summer, and it’s a bitch)
Don’t even get me started on the public transportation for Arizona. There are many places in Arizona where they don’t even have buses running. If you’re living in Phoenix, Tempe, and Mesa. You can get a bus somewhere. But the rest of the city is very sparse and there is no coverage. Not to mention if you have to switch buses, you have to walk. That again is a No Go for 115° weather. I used to have a friend who didn’t have a car, who took buses everywhere. It took her hours to get places. Hours! Many times she would call me from the bus stop and I would go pick her up.
Anyway - there are places in Europe, where they have 15 minute type of cities, like in Italy or Spain, where they have Mom and Pop shops with fruits and vegetables and stuff like that. But they were created that way. Most of America is too expensive to have 15 minutes cities. Not to mention - they are coming to get us. They will round us up. Not having a vehicle makes it much easier for them to do that. Where do you think is the first place they’re going to round people up. 15 minute cities.