A review by vagaybond
Shrink the City: The 15-Minute Urban Experiment and the Cities of the Future by Natalie Whittle

1.25

would love to see acknowledgement and consideration for disabled existental by anyone talking about things like bikes and cars even once, or things like curb cuts and how the disabled "15 minute city" is much smaller than that of someone who isn't. I'm so tired of coming across stairs with a slot for a bike but nothing for my walker. I'm tired of how little these narratives take my existence into account. because they are important things to talk about! the poorest people should not have to live in food deserts, and the poorest people are usually disabled in some way. there's so much talk about ebikes but not how a society that is bicycle-centric does not allow me to use a mobility aid or access public life.

also there was some pretty hideous fatphobia in here. pulling the "obesity epidemic" mythos in order to try and convince you bikes will stop you from being fat, the worst thing in the world to be 🙄
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