15 Minute Cites: The Devious Reality

Being sold as a cure for climate change, sustainability, equity and all the other perceived troubles of society, the 15 minute is the new solution. It's here, being implemented now and coming very soon to your urban city. But, what exactly is it? How is it a good thing? There is something very disturbing about this development and we explore it on this weeks episode.

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SHOW NOTES:

https://www.15minutecity.com/

https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/Benchmark-15-minute-cities?language=en_US#:~:text=This%20resource%20gives%20an%20accessible,design%20of%20their%20own%20approaches.

https://cities-today.com/programme-launched-to-expand-15-minute-cities-globally/

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/03/15-minute-city-stickiness/

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/23073992.traffic-filters-will-divide-city-15-minute-neighbourhoods/

https://www.spiked-online.com/2022/10/25/the-madness-of-the-15-minute-city/

https://www.arlnow.com/2022/12/20/fifteen-minute-cities-gaining-traction-in-a-post-pandemic-world-are-already-here-in-arlington/

https://ti.org/antiplanner/?p=19736

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-02/the-downsides-of-a-15-minute-city

https://twitter.com/backtolife_2023/status/1601850000698671104