Outside of downtown, there are larger areas zoned residential/business/industrial with less mixed use. Here in Scarborough, I have to walk at least 30 minutes in any direction to get to meaningful shopping...
I don't have a car but occasionally I would like to have items heavier than I can carry delivered to my house. I would like Toronto Hydro to be able to get in to repair hydro lines. I would like food to continue to come into Toronto, presumably by truck, unless you are proposing to bring it in by rail?
This is a terrific link sent to me by one of my subscribers, on how much better the driving experience is in places that design for bicycles and pedestrians - the opposite of conventional wisdom that says you have to be "car centric" to meet the needs of drivers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8RRE2rDw4k
Growing up, there was a corner store on almost every corner. At the first corner was Mr. Mannix, and beside him, The Jewish Store. Another two blocks up was Morris' Variety, where my dad often stopped on his 10 minute walk home from work, to buy smokes, or just shoot the breeze.
In Toronto they've pretty much all gone, often converted into residential use. Montreal still has all of theirs. The difference is that an independant Dépanneur can sell beer and wine. The culture supports independent small business.
If we are to be happy in our 15 minute city, we need shops that can support themselves, as well as the community around them. Not faceless big corps and multinationals that just vacuum the cash.
I again recommend https://ilnousfautunplan.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/TSP_Guide-mobilite%CC%81-quotidienne_20211028_FINAL.pdf. One of the points there is lighter vehicles which may reduce the pedestrian fatalities somewhat... Also being French they take a more systematic approach than you have.
Outside of downtown, there are larger areas zoned residential/business/industrial with less mixed use. Here in Scarborough, I have to walk at least 30 minutes in any direction to get to meaningful shopping...
I don't have a car but occasionally I would like to have items heavier than I can carry delivered to my house. I would like Toronto Hydro to be able to get in to repair hydro lines. I would like food to continue to come into Toronto, presumably by truck, unless you are proposing to bring it in by rail?
This is a terrific link sent to me by one of my subscribers, on how much better the driving experience is in places that design for bicycles and pedestrians - the opposite of conventional wisdom that says you have to be "car centric" to meet the needs of drivers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8RRE2rDw4k
Growing up, there was a corner store on almost every corner. At the first corner was Mr. Mannix, and beside him, The Jewish Store. Another two blocks up was Morris' Variety, where my dad often stopped on his 10 minute walk home from work, to buy smokes, or just shoot the breeze.
In Toronto they've pretty much all gone, often converted into residential use. Montreal still has all of theirs. The difference is that an independant Dépanneur can sell beer and wine. The culture supports independent small business.
If we are to be happy in our 15 minute city, we need shops that can support themselves, as well as the community around them. Not faceless big corps and multinationals that just vacuum the cash.