fifteen minutes - Northeast

Question

In 2023, the UK’s transport secretary Mark Harper amplified conspiracy theories that a design named for this number is a plot to dictate people’s behaviors. For 10 points each:

[10m] Give this number that names a city design concept begun by Carlos Moreno and embraced by Anne Hidalgo. That design named for this number aims to make daily needs reachable by cycling, walking, or public transit.

ANSWER: fifteen minutes [or quart d’heure; accept 15-minute city]

[10e] Hidalgo adopted the 15-minute city concept while campaigning for re-election as mayor of this capital city that hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics.

ANSWER: Paris

[10h] This city has officially adopted the “20-minute neighborhood.” The Hoddle Grid created this city’s pedestrian laneways, while its shopping arcades were built after a mining boom ushered in this city’s 1880s “Marvellous” era.

ANSWER: Melbourne, Australia

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Summary


Florida	2025-02-01	Y	3	16.67	100%	67%	0%
Great Lakes	2025-02-01	Y	7	18.57	100%	57%	29%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	Y	6	20.00	100%	67%	33%
Midwest	2025-02-01	Y	1	20.00	100%	100%	0%
North	2025-02-01	Y	3	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Northeast	2025-02-01	Y	5	20.00	100%	80%	20%
Overflow	2025-02-01	Y	5	22.00	100%	80%	40%
Pacific Northwest	2025-02-01	Y	2	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Southeast	2025-02-01	Y	4	17.50	75%	100%	0%
UK	2025-02-01	Y	10	21.00	100%	100%	10%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	Y	8	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Upstate NY	2025-02-01	Y	2	20.00	100%	100%	0%

Data


Tufts A	BU	10	10	0	20
Brown A	Brandeis B	0	10	0	10
MIT A	Dartmouth A	10	10	0	20
Harvard B	Brandeis A	10	10	0	20
Harvard A	UMass Boston	10	10	10	30