Solid year-in-review and the 15-minute city mention caught my eye. The politicization of walkable neighborhoods is wild when the concept is just...basic urban planning from before car dependence took over. I've been tracking how cities like Paris actually implement this and the resistence often comes down to parking loss, not surveilance conspiracies. The fact that making grocery stores accesible by foot became controversial shows how far we've drifted from functional urbanism.
I am happy to have met you through Substack and have enjoyed your writing all year. I look forward to more in 2026!
Lloyd, yes! I'm really glad that we've gotten to know each other. I really appreciate your writing as well. Here's to a great new year!
Solid year-in-review and the 15-minute city mention caught my eye. The politicization of walkable neighborhoods is wild when the concept is just...basic urban planning from before car dependence took over. I've been tracking how cities like Paris actually implement this and the resistence often comes down to parking loss, not surveilance conspiracies. The fact that making grocery stores accesible by foot became controversial shows how far we've drifted from functional urbanism.