By every measure, 1 hour cities, built for cars, suck when compared to 15 minute cities built for people.
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Yes, it’s a disinformation campaign. You can’t let people know that the world as it is can be better. Then they might want things to be better, which could impact profits.
There is some truth to it. It becomes easier to hinder big protests by shutting down public transport, especially when everything is more spread out.
Best example is the new capital in egypt.
I’ve seen posts on how 15 minute cities are a conspiracy to limit movement by taking away their cars.
In a World where people believe that the earth is flat everything is a conspiracy…
Yes, it’s a disinformation campaign. You can’t let people know that the world as it is can be better. Then they might want things to be better, which could impact profits.
It’s kind of like the term “woke”. Which was taken by right-wing pundits, twisted around and made the scapegoat for everything.
And they always twist any type of congestion pricing into “they wont let you leave your neighborhood”
There is some truth to it. It becomes easier to hinder big protests by shutting down public transport, especially when everything is more spread out. Best example is the new capital in egypt.
But that’s the opposite of a 15 minute city.
Its a country with low car ownership and a city that will heavily rely on public transport.