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andyf: May 18, 2008; happy car is happy

NotJustANumber99 posted:

Not fancy responding to this?

Please shut up.

# ¿ Sep 2, 2023 01:04

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# ¿ May 12, 2024 17:21

andyf: May 18, 2008; happy car is happy

Ugh you know it's bad when BBC news has to dedicate a page explaining that no, a 15 minute city is not a city where the council stop you travelling 15 minutes to go somewhere or decide how often you can go to the shops.

quote:

Conspiracy theories linking "15-minute cities" to sinister ploys to control people may once have been the preserve of fringe groups on social media, but have they now entered the mainstream of British politics?

Speaking at the Conservative Party conference on Monday, Transport Secretary Mark Harper said he was "calling time on the misuse of so-called '15-minute cities'".

Originally an urban planning concept, the "15-minute city" idea is aimed at providing people in cities with basic services within a quarter of an hour's walk or bike ride of where they live.

"There's nothing wrong with making sure people can walk or cycle to the shops or school," said Mr Harper. "That's traditional town planning."

"What is sinister and what we shouldn't tolerate is the idea that local councils can decide how often you go to the shops and that they ration who uses the roads and when, and they police it all with CCTV."

But this is not an accurate characterisation of "15-minute cities".

They do not give councils special powers to restrict people's freedom of movement. And, while they are meant to reduce car traffic, they do not stop people from using other forms of transport.

Mr Harper did not respond to the BBC's requests to clarify his comments, which appear to echo conspiracy theories about sinister plots linked to the concept of "15-minute cities".

# ¿ Oct 3, 2023 10:19

andyf: May 18, 2008; happy car is happy

pint of water, a coffee, and whatever the first chocolate bar in the cupboard is. snickers today.

if there's no chocolate, welp, no breakfast just drinks.

# ¿ Oct 5, 2023 12:08

andyf: May 18, 2008; happy car is happy

ooh handy, was going to link https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3768345 but nice to see there's more than one option

# ¿ Oct 10, 2023 07:44

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