The claim: The concept of '15-minute cities' are really just 'climate change lockdowns.' Our rating: False ❌
, a professor at Panthéon Sorbonne University. The premise is that all residents of a city should be able to access all essential services they need within a 15-minute walk or bike ride.“The core of the '15-minute city' is an open city, a human city, an interconnected city,” Moreno said. “Of course, all citizens are free to go where they want. There are no constraints.”
The"15-minute city" concept was designed with the goal of reducing emissions related to transportation, according to Moreno. But the notion that the residents would be confined or restricted in order to reduce their carbon footprints is “totally false,” he said. “The '15-minute city' is first and foremost about choice, the very opposite of coercion,” Luscher said in an email.
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Suburbanite Charles Evans helped guide the U.S. economy through turbulent times the last 15 yearsAfter 15 years as Chicago Fed president, Charles Evans has earned a chance to relax and reflect.
Read more »
Man firing AR-15-style rifle inside Target fatally shot by responding officers: PoliceOMAHA, Neb. — A man armed with an AR-15-style rifle was shot and killed by police after opening fire in a Target store in Nebraska, authorities said.
Read more »
Girl, 15, charged with murder after setting fire that killed man in the Bronx: copsThe teen, whose name was withheld because she’s a juvenile, was charged a week after the fatal fire broke out at 1211 Evergreen Avenue in Soundview around 2 p.m. on Jan. 29, police said.
Read more »
15-year-old girl charged with murder, arson in connection to deadly Bronx blaze: cops | amNewYorkA 15-year-old girl cops believe to be behind a deadly Bronx blaze has been arrested and charged with murder.
Read more »
Chicago shootings: 15 shot, 1 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city, police sayChicago shootings this weekend left at least one person dead and 14 others wounded, police said.
Read more »