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Fact Check: False Claim "15-Minute Cities" Are Actually 'Climate Lockdowns'

07 Feb 2023 | Abstracted from USA Today

"The creator of the "15-minute cities" concept says the post misconstrues the nature of the plan...The concept was designed with the goal of reducing emissions related to transportation...But the notion that the residents would be confined or restricted in order to reduce their carbon footprints is "totally false"...The '15-minute city' is first and foremost about choice, the very opposite of coercion..."

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