Active Transportation

Question 1

List the main reasons why cyclists find their commute pleasant or exciting

Answer 1

1. Commuting control and arrival-time reliability
2. Sensory activation and time outdoors
3. Feel better effects of exercise
4. Opportunities for social interaction

Question 2

Spacial inequality

Answer 2

the unequal distribution or access to resources and services based on geographical location
- >i.e. access to hospital, specialists, “healthy” food providers/vendors in rural communities

Question 3

What is a “15-minute city”

Answer 3

a city made up of neighbourhoods where everything you need is only 15 minutes away (usually on foot/ bike)

Question 4

Sustainability fix

Answer 4

Sustainability fix means a political discourse and decision making through which cities use a selective promotion of sustainability targets, in order to accommodate both profit-making in global economic competition and environmental concerns in their development agendas

• > using the language of sustainability for capitalist gain
• > can you have growth and sustainability at the same time?