Midsize European cities such as Zurich and Dublin found to have essential services accessible to 95% of residents within 15 minutesWhen Luke Harris takes his daughter to the doctor, he strolls down well-kept streets with “smooth sidewalks and curb cuts [ramps] for strollers at every intersection”. If the weather looks rough, or he feels a little lazy, he hops on a tram for a couple of stops.Harris’s trips to the paediatrician is pretty unremarkable for fellow residents of Zurich, Switzerland; most Europeans are used to being able to walk from one place to another in their cities. But it will probably sound like fantasy to those living in San Antonio, Texas. That’s because, as new research has just shown, 99.2% of Zurich residents live within a 15-minute walk of essential services such as healthcare and education, while just 2.5% of San Antonio residents do. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/16/europe-beats-the-us-for-walkable-livable-cities-study-shows
Author : Ajit Niranjan
Publish date : 2024-09-16 17:53:46
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