Gayle King, for example, looks like she'd rather be jumping on a bike than boarding a spacecraft.

And just so we aren't just relying on one study in one city, a study of cycle network construction in Oslo found health benefits of $22,000/QALY. Higher than $1,300 but still much lower than most direct health interventions. (Image is from @multimodalexplorer.bsky.social's YouTube channel.)

Utrecht's "Spatial Strategy 2040" uses something resembling a barcode to illustrate the city's allocation of space to housing, schools, recreation, cycling, and many other uses. In many U.S. cities, "cars and parking" would command 40-50% of the barcode.

The strength of this piece is in the data visualizations, which are fantastic. From @washingtonpost.com.

Gibraltar demonstrates "how the fundamentals of a 15-minute city can emerge even without intentional planning," says Lucienne Mosquera in the Gibraltar Chronicle; photo by Eyleen Gomez.
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Ottawa real estate agent Lucy Lu emphasizes that living in a 15-minute neighborhood can save you C$12,000/yr in transportation and health costs and help you reclaim 168 hours of your life per year.
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"The first step in reclaiming [America's] urban centers for pedestrians is simply to acknowledge that this outcome was not inevitable, is not the global norm, and need not continue." Jeff Speck, Walkable City @jeffspeck.bsky.social