Commentary The 15-minute city (FMC)—a neat idea, a new way to control the populace, a trendy blip in the public planning industry, a long-term insidious scheme—all, some, or none of these? If you have questions about the concept, here is what you are already being called. As with the gas stove “debate,” any questioning of the…
The Onslaught of Digital Tyranny
“Germany was a highly developed society with lots of smart, well-educated people,” says Christine Anderson, “but it was possible for this society to turn evil to an extent that is unimaginable. That’s the question we always get asked, ‘How was that even possible?’ Take a look at the last three years, and you have your…
Car-Blocking Scheme Barred From Latest UK Government Funding to Boost Cycling and Walking
A scheme that blocks or limits traffic in town centers has been kept out of the latest round of UK central government funding for walking or cycling routes, the Department for Transport (DfT) has said. The department announced the winners of a £200 million package on Friday and said that some 265 schemes would create 120…
15-minute Cities Are ‘Complete Impoverishment and Enslavement of All the People’
Christine Anderson, a member of the European Parliament, believes that COVID passports and QR codes that became widespread during the pandemic were only test runs for implementing “15-minute cities” aimed at tightening government control over people. A 15-minute city is a neighborhood where a resident can reach everything they need, like a grocery store, doctor,…
15-minute Cities Are ‘Complete Impoverishment and Enslavement of All the People’: EU Official
Christine Anderson, a member of the European Parliament, believes that COVID passports and QR codes that became widespread during the pandemic were only test runs for implementing “15-minute cities” aimed at tightening government control over people. A 15-minute city is a neighborhood where a resident can reach everything they need, like a grocery store, doctor,…
15-minute Cities Are ‘Complete Impoverishment and Enslavement of All the People’: EU Lawmaker
Christine Anderson, a member of the European Parliament, believes that COVID passports and QR codes that became widespread during the pandemic were only test runs for implementing “15-minute cities” aimed at tightening government control over people. A 15-minute city is a neighborhood where a resident can reach everything they need, like a grocery store, doctor,…
Big Lies, Big Data, and the Rise of Bigger Brother
Commentary The Guardian’s Oliver Wainwright recently discussed a new “international socialist conspiracy” that has taken the world by storm. “Fringe forces of the far left,” he noted, “are plotting to take away our freedom to be stuck in traffic jams, to crawl along clogged ring roads and trawl the streets in search of a parking…
Residents Battle Bath Council Anti-Car Policies: ‘It’s the Rationing of Movement’
Businesses and residents in Bath are fighting net zero measures such as roadblocks, bollards, and digital permits, which they say will stop them from moving freely around the historic city. Bath, a UNESCO world heritage site famed for its Roman baths and links to the writer Jane Austen, is introducing a raft of environmental measures…
5 Arrested After Large-Scale Protest Against 15-Minute Cities in Oxford, England
Five people were arrested during a large-scale protest on Feb. 18 in Oxford, England, where thousands marched against controversial traffic filters and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs), as well as the general idea of 15-minute cities. Thames Valley Police said in a statement that “a series of demonstrations” were held against “low traffic neighbourhoods and proposed…
Backlash Grows Against 15-Minute Cities Amid Fears of Curtailed Movement
The concept of 15-minute cities is advancing in Canada, as is a backlash from those who regard it as a threat to freedom. The framework, pioneered in 2015 at the Paris COP21 climate summit by the French-Colombian professor Carlos Moreno, calls for areas where a 15-minute bike ride or walk would connect residents to everything they would need….
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