42 sats \ 1 reply \ @carlosfandango 6 Feb \ parent \ on: Edmonton Lays Out Plan For ''15 Minutes Cities'' news
It’s my understanding it was Carlos Moreno who coined the term 15-minute cities in 2015 but it came to prominence in 2020 during the Paris Mayoral elections. The concept itself is quite novel and I have lived in places in Europe that have inadvertantly employed it (by historical road layout or physical geography) the problem was always going to be applying the ‘redesign’ element to existing towns and cities. Its promotion/adoption by the WEF makes it a concern beyond the original concept.
A regional medieval town in the UK with good cycling infrastructure wanting to improve bus times and encourage cars onto a ring road seems quite reasonable… but the vitriol it produced at Council planning meetings was very unpleasant and leads to any reasoned opposition from concerned groups being dismissed as rantings of conspiracy theory nutters.
it all always sounds good: shorter distances more bicycles more scooters more e-bikes until you realize that this is another gateway for politics, which will ultimately implement a new instrument of control. that's my point. by the way: when i have looked at urban planning in germany in recent years, it has been a disaster. centrally planned models without the massive corrective influence of the free movement of capital the free establishment of companies retailers other trades, always ends in ugly architecture lack of aesthetics low standard of living
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