I lived in Oxford for several years. It's a medieval city (or older not a historian) so not built for cars. For the most part, getting in and out of the city centre is pretty easy on public transport, but if you're trying to get from one site to the other, you have to take the ring road and it can be a pain in the ass. Also, the way Oxfo…
I lived in Oxford for several years. It's a medieval city (or older not a historian) so not built for cars. For the most part, getting in and out of the city centre is pretty easy on public transport, but if you're trying to get from one site to the other, you have to take the ring road and it can be a pain in the ass. Also, the way Oxford has build up over time, most smaller areas in the city (Iffley, Jerico, Cowley) have at least some shops and other necessaries. The problem is that the smaller stores like Tesco Express jack up the prices compared to the larger supermarkets.
Something like the 15 minute city could work in Oxford, but I don't think it would be transferrable to more modern cities or the US where everything is built with cards in mind. If it forces the government to invest in more schools, doctor surgeries, and public transport, I'm all for it.
And shire is pronounced more like shure. OxfordSHIRE (like where hobbits live) was making my ear bleed. The shire bit is much softer - Oxfordshure.
I lived in Oxford for several years. It's a medieval city (or older not a historian) so not built for cars. For the most part, getting in and out of the city centre is pretty easy on public transport, but if you're trying to get from one site to the other, you have to take the ring road and it can be a pain in the ass. Also, the way Oxford has build up over time, most smaller areas in the city (Iffley, Jerico, Cowley) have at least some shops and other necessaries. The problem is that the smaller stores like Tesco Express jack up the prices compared to the larger supermarkets.
Something like the 15 minute city could work in Oxford, but I don't think it would be transferrable to more modern cities or the US where everything is built with cards in mind. If it forces the government to invest in more schools, doctor surgeries, and public transport, I'm all for it.
And shire is pronounced more like shure. OxfordSHIRE (like where hobbits live) was making my ear bleed. The shire bit is much softer - Oxfordshure.