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Bellingen traffic debate: car town or 15-minute city?

Original: A careless transit space for cars or a 15-minute city? * It is the holiday season in Bellingen. Motorists idle in the st

The New South Wales town of Bellingen is being debated as an example of car-centred urban design versus the 15-minute city model. During the holiday season, motorists sit idling in congested streets after long commutes, with the townscape described as reduced to a careless transit space people simply want to pass through as fast as possible.

Why now: Holiday-season traffic congestion has reignited local debate over whether Bellingen should be redesigned around cars or walkable 15-minute city principles.

BellingenNew South Wales

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• A careless transit space for cars or a 15-minute city? * It is the holiday season in Bellingen. Motorists idle in the streets or are stuck in traffic after long commutes. The landscape is reduced to a careless transit space which one wants to fly along as fast as possible. Fast… · Bellingen@mastodon.au · 1

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