Essentially a restricted form of movement. The idea is to have a city where every (or nearly every) amenity is no more than a 15 minute walk away regardless of where in the city you live
Like everything, it sounds good in principle (reduced pollution, lower traffic, etc.) but in reality they rely on fines, more surveillance, and other forms of coercion - and in some cases actually increase pollution
One example is an area of Greater London (I forget the precise location) where there is a camera that monitors a certain road to which one must possess a permit to drive upon; if one does not possess said permit you will receive a £65 fine. The only alternate route is a detour of 2 miles, which actually results in increased emissions, longer travel times, and worse traffic. A lose-lose, you might say
"Answer: certain places trying to implement 15 min walkable cities where services and public transportation are easily accessible and widespread. Floated into the concept is a congestion tax to discourage vehicles from driving into dense city centres clogging up roads and discharging emissions.
Oxford decided to call it a fine, which drives the Twitter crazies to assume it will be the beginning of a dystopian hellscape to confine people into these 15 min cities like it was Arkham City or a Jewish ghetto." - u/ViralKira
Like everything, it sounds good in principle (reduced pollution, lower traffic, etc.) but in reality they rely on fines, more surveillance, and other forms of coercion - and in some cases actually increase pollution
One example is an area of Greater London (I forget the precise location) where there is a camera that monitors a certain road to which one must possess a permit to drive upon; if one does not possess said permit you will receive a £65 fine. The only alternate route is a detour of 2 miles, which actually results in increased emissions, longer travel times, and worse traffic. A lose-lose, you might say
Oxford decided to call it a fine, which drives the Twitter crazies to assume it will be the beginning of a dystopian hellscape to confine people into these 15 min cities like it was Arkham City or a Jewish ghetto." - u/ViralKira