15 Minute Motion with the City
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Back in February, a few members of the Monkey Rebel club were selected to go to the Youth Climate Action forum in Vancouver.
We spent the day learning about Climate Action and thinking of ways we could make a difference in our world. When we got back to school, we kept thinking about how we could make an actual difference -- something with impact, that helped push our city towards a more sustainable future. We invited two environmentallists to speak with us, and they came to share their knowledge -- it was amazing to learn in how much trouble we all are. |
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During that presentation, they mentioned the concept of 15-minute cities, and that stuck with us. There are a lot of people making conspiracies about it, but if done right, 15-minute cities can bring more freedom and more choices without stopping anyone from using a car whenever they want. Why not make the cities safer for walking and biking?
A lot of us bike, but we are constantly afraid of traffic, and often lost not knowing where to go next. So we drafted a motion and, with the help of Nadine Nakagawa and Tasha Henderson (two City Councilmembers) we will present this to the city on the 12th of June.
We think we did a good job including in the motion different ways to make sure we don't have any problems and that no one loses with this -- we believe in a win-win-win for everyone.
Please visit this page after that day to see what happened with our motion!
For a copy of our presentation and motion, please check out the documents below:
We think we did a good job including in the motion different ways to make sure we don't have any problems and that no one loses with this -- we believe in a win-win-win for everyone.
Please visit this page after that day to see what happened with our motion!
For a copy of our presentation and motion, please check out the documents below:
Presentation:
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Motion: |
