10/08/2022
This is the Miami Beach we should be envisioning. Walkable neighborhoods that allow our community to be less dependent on cars, reducing emissions while enhancing our vibrancy and sense of community.
This urban planning brings the essentials of daily life - work, entertainment, schools and green space - within a short walk or bicycle ride from home.
‘Dense, multi-purpose neighborhoods see a reduction in emissions, as the concept reclaims space in cities from polluting vehicles back to people.’ According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, locating jobs and homes in close proximity to one another and providing good public transportation and mixed land use can help cut emissions by ~25%.
To combat climate change, the nonprofit group C40 Cities is partnering with a Danish firm to pilot walkable neighborhoods in five global cities.
