Salt Lake has experimented with temporary closure of streets before, but permanently adopting slow or quiet streets could be a step toward improving Salt Lake’s notoriously bad air quality, visible every winter when the inversion traps pollutants.
on Aug. 6, 2021, when smoke from West Coast wildfires blew over the state.
Andrea Durbin, director of Portland’s Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, said her city “has really championed what we call a ‘20-minute neighborhood’” — everything from grocery stores to libraries to coffee shops are within easy walking and biking distance.But Durbin said even cities with big blocks can rethink a few things.
She also said it’s important for people to be personally committed and civically engaged. Individuals can make daily decisions about how they get around and what they reuse; they can also engage with elected officials and hold them accountable for their actions.
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