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Mondays 127: 15 Minutes of Conspiracy!

February 27, 2023
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This week on Mondays we’re again Han Solo, but don’t let that stop you from listening in to all the news from the last couple of weeks! We chat about the 15 Minute City conspiracy, why the American Association of Railroads is against electrification, and Wales’ climate action on roads.

Below are the links from stories we talked about in the show notes!

News Items

Anti-electrification – Clean Technica

Converting diesel to electric research – Nature

Brussels traffic plan – The Mayor.eu

Ghent traffic reduction – Sky News

15 minute cities conspiracy theory – New Statesman

More conspiracy Guardian | CNN | Slate

Flood zone properties overvalued – Grist

Rethinking one hour deliveries – Streetsblog USA

Welsh road climate review – Guardian

Bonus Items

Park city underground – KPCW

Recycling building materials – ArchDaily | BBC Future

Healthy cities more sidewalks – Bloomberg CityLab

Convenience store crashes – Smart Cities Dive

20mph speed limits – Intelligent Transport

Remote work costs Manhattan – Bloomberg

Amsterdam’s housing plans – Euractiv

LA wants to destroy 13K trees – LA Daily News

Berlin’s plan for car free neighborhood – Guardian

Why aren’t teens driving? – Washington Post

Teenage brains – National Geographic

 

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