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By looking at these examples, Whittle considers:      what really happens when a city expands bike lanes and pedestrian areas—and disincentivizes long commutes  which approaches to building affordable housing are actually effective  how neighborhoods of varying wealth are affected by 15-minute city policies  whether it’s possible to convince car-owning city dwellers to replace their vehicles with other forms of transport.    This timely book serves as a call to reflect on our cities and neighborhoods—and it outfits us with insights on how to make them more sustainable, safe, and welcoming.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50791548485905,"sku":"CIN1891011898G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51056478781713,"sku":"NIN9781891011894","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53161440641297,"sku":"CIN1891011898VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1891011898.jpg?v=1750931109"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-natalie-whittle.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}