Behind the far-right outcry on "15 minute cities"
Arson attacks on street bollards, vandalised wooden planters, a two thousand strong demonstration and a question in parliament claiming international socialist conspiracy: the mundane world of urban planning has become the unlikely rallying point for the post-Covid far right.
According to the conspiracy theory, three unrelated urban planning initiatives — low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs), low emission zones (LEZs) and the “15 minute city” — are part of a nefarious plan of shady elites to restrict everyone’s movement to within 15 minutes walking distance of their home.
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