Back in 2005 we bought into the first environmentally sustainable subdivision in western Canada (it was all about drainage) our city adopted an OCP of having “hamlets” roughly a 2km circumference circle where everything was available within that circle.
20 years later not one amenity has been built within 2 km of us just more and more houses. Ultimately developer greed and the need for more housing ruled and the OCP is literally just words on paper.
Oh and I have a Jeep Rubicon with an emergency kit inside………there is no way to keep me locked into a 15 minute city and when the zombie 🧟♂️ apocalypse comes I will just drop it into 4 low and drive through zombies😀
When I was a youth I never thought much about the differences in rural vs suburban vs inner city living environments. It has become clear to me over the years that in general inner cities are now filled with people who embrace "woke", leftist thinking, Marxism and anti-Christic ideology. I know I am stereotyping to a certain degree but I speak in general terms based on where I live. Honestly, the suburbs are not a lot better, but a little better. Rural folks generally are much more liberty, common sense and God oriented. This is why leftists despise them so much and continually try to strip freedoms from them such as second amendment rights and religious conscience rights(remember Obama's reference to people who "cling" to their guns and religion). This plays out on a daily basis where I live. The higher courts have repeatedly sided with the liberty and conscience people but that hasn't stopped the Marxists from persecuting them, especially where they control state governments and local courts which is the case where I live. I pray daily to God for relief and a return to love of Jesus Christ, His Commandments and for virtue. Lord, have mercy on us!
Speaking for us rural folks, we value different things in life. Every time I have to stay in a city for any reason I cannot express what the noise feels like. Things we don't normally hear living rurally are amplified in cities. Car horns, ambulances, motorcycles, loud speakers in vehicles etc... the noise is near constant and feels suffocating. I smell the smoke from cigarettes when I'm behind a vehicle in traffic amongst other pollutants on city streets. I can't see the stars at night when I'm outside. The air feels thick and dirty compared to home.
I cannot adequately express the parasympathetic state in the body when you have your hands in the soil planting seedlings or harvesting vegetables and fruits from your garden. The sun beating on your shoulders and sweat running down your brow feels like cleansing and purging of toxins in the body. Running your fingers through the natural wool on your sheep brings healing and balance to vagus nerve. Working with your hands and body in the natural frequencies nature provides is very therapeutic and healing. The birds, bugs, breeze, rushing creeks etc all carry frequencies that our bodies need to thrive.
I would also give up my vehicle in a heartbeat if they would install rails again in town to tie up our horses to!
I could not and would not ever choose to live in a city, let alone a 15 min one. It is control and oppression at it's finest, marketed as convenience. Nothing worth it in life comes easy and what's easy in life isn't usually what's best.
To me the restrictions and rules of 15 minute cities are oppressive and mostly a power grab for elites. Making a city less polluted and walkable is fine, encouraging a healthier lifestyle, but I doubt that's what this is. I think we're being corralled like zoo animals, and the cages built are made of our fearful ideologies. The propaganda spews out to warn us of climate change, overpopulation, pollution, environmental collapse etc. So it's necessary, and justified, to take our freedom to move freely away. It's necessary that they surveil our every move so they know if we're compliant. It's necessary to restrict speech so we don't question their policies. I can't abide by that. I don't think humans were meant to be locked up and micro managed. The covid scam taught us a valuable lesson recently... that we can never allow our fears to justify tyranny.
Please can we stop saying 15 min Cities ,,, this takes away the magnitude and makes it more palatable of what is really going on ,,,
The Correct term is SMART CITIES ,,,
Surveillance Monitoring Analysis Report Technology ,,, as is currently threw-out China
You will have to Apply for permission to leave the city ,
You will only have access to local amenities if you Credit Score is acceptable
The intention is that No-one will be living outside of the city boundaries , this can be read on WEF website ,,, Not so extreme when you are aware of Bill Deagal - Under secretary Airforce Bill Clinton administration ,,, population From316 m in 2017 =. 99 m in 2025 decrease 68%
Now You can see why Words Matter ,,,,, many thanx collette
I actually like the 15 minute city idea. That's basically how I live now, even in a smaller city. They were the norm years ago.
The problem is that they are no longer organic in nature.
The the city government and the people who pay for them to be elected have their finger on the scale. They control what business permits are granted. They control the construction permits. They have control over the ordinances for noise, and just about every other aspect of the business. What kind of signage, lighting, how much and what kind of parking is available. In some places, it can even go down to what color paint and such. They control what kind of public transportation and its hours and destinations. Whether people who make deliveries are employees or contract workers. Where and what kind of trash collection is available. The hours of operation. Who can work from home. What kinds of businesses are allowed in what locations. They create monopolies and grant exclusive concessions.
What they are pushing for is a Disneyland version of city life where the labor is bussed in to places where they cannot afford to live for wealthy people to enjoy the convenience and ambiance. They are just creating a movie set type environment for live action role playing.
That doesn't even touch on the current problems of homelessness and and crime and all the problems that come along with that.
I lived in Waterloo, WI. I loved it! Literally everything I needed was 15 minutes away. Doctor, dentist, vet, bank, bowling alley, bars, and restaurants.
Bravo. The article covers the 15 min city content excellently. Regarding this right wing conspiracy nonsense, it rattle my chain, too. It's harassment, and labeling, just like the opposite rallies against.
Back in 2005 we bought into the first environmentally sustainable subdivision in western Canada (it was all about drainage) our city adopted an OCP of having “hamlets” roughly a 2km circumference circle where everything was available within that circle.
20 years later not one amenity has been built within 2 km of us just more and more houses. Ultimately developer greed and the need for more housing ruled and the OCP is literally just words on paper.
Oh and I have a Jeep Rubicon with an emergency kit inside………there is no way to keep me locked into a 15 minute city and when the zombie 🧟♂️ apocalypse comes I will just drop it into 4 low and drive through zombies😀
When I was a youth I never thought much about the differences in rural vs suburban vs inner city living environments. It has become clear to me over the years that in general inner cities are now filled with people who embrace "woke", leftist thinking, Marxism and anti-Christic ideology. I know I am stereotyping to a certain degree but I speak in general terms based on where I live. Honestly, the suburbs are not a lot better, but a little better. Rural folks generally are much more liberty, common sense and God oriented. This is why leftists despise them so much and continually try to strip freedoms from them such as second amendment rights and religious conscience rights(remember Obama's reference to people who "cling" to their guns and religion). This plays out on a daily basis where I live. The higher courts have repeatedly sided with the liberty and conscience people but that hasn't stopped the Marxists from persecuting them, especially where they control state governments and local courts which is the case where I live. I pray daily to God for relief and a return to love of Jesus Christ, His Commandments and for virtue. Lord, have mercy on us!
Speaking for us rural folks, we value different things in life. Every time I have to stay in a city for any reason I cannot express what the noise feels like. Things we don't normally hear living rurally are amplified in cities. Car horns, ambulances, motorcycles, loud speakers in vehicles etc... the noise is near constant and feels suffocating. I smell the smoke from cigarettes when I'm behind a vehicle in traffic amongst other pollutants on city streets. I can't see the stars at night when I'm outside. The air feels thick and dirty compared to home.
I cannot adequately express the parasympathetic state in the body when you have your hands in the soil planting seedlings or harvesting vegetables and fruits from your garden. The sun beating on your shoulders and sweat running down your brow feels like cleansing and purging of toxins in the body. Running your fingers through the natural wool on your sheep brings healing and balance to vagus nerve. Working with your hands and body in the natural frequencies nature provides is very therapeutic and healing. The birds, bugs, breeze, rushing creeks etc all carry frequencies that our bodies need to thrive.
I would also give up my vehicle in a heartbeat if they would install rails again in town to tie up our horses to!
I could not and would not ever choose to live in a city, let alone a 15 min one. It is control and oppression at it's finest, marketed as convenience. Nothing worth it in life comes easy and what's easy in life isn't usually what's best.
Amen, sister!
To me the restrictions and rules of 15 minute cities are oppressive and mostly a power grab for elites. Making a city less polluted and walkable is fine, encouraging a healthier lifestyle, but I doubt that's what this is. I think we're being corralled like zoo animals, and the cages built are made of our fearful ideologies. The propaganda spews out to warn us of climate change, overpopulation, pollution, environmental collapse etc. So it's necessary, and justified, to take our freedom to move freely away. It's necessary that they surveil our every move so they know if we're compliant. It's necessary to restrict speech so we don't question their policies. I can't abide by that. I don't think humans were meant to be locked up and micro managed. The covid scam taught us a valuable lesson recently... that we can never allow our fears to justify tyranny.
Please can we stop saying 15 min Cities ,,, this takes away the magnitude and makes it more palatable of what is really going on ,,,
The Correct term is SMART CITIES ,,,
Surveillance Monitoring Analysis Report Technology ,,, as is currently threw-out China
You will have to Apply for permission to leave the city ,
You will only have access to local amenities if you Credit Score is acceptable
The intention is that No-one will be living outside of the city boundaries , this can be read on WEF website ,,, Not so extreme when you are aware of Bill Deagal - Under secretary Airforce Bill Clinton administration ,,, population From316 m in 2017 =. 99 m in 2025 decrease 68%
Now You can see why Words Matter ,,,,, many thanx collette
I actually like the 15 minute city idea. That's basically how I live now, even in a smaller city. They were the norm years ago.
The problem is that they are no longer organic in nature.
The the city government and the people who pay for them to be elected have their finger on the scale. They control what business permits are granted. They control the construction permits. They have control over the ordinances for noise, and just about every other aspect of the business. What kind of signage, lighting, how much and what kind of parking is available. In some places, it can even go down to what color paint and such. They control what kind of public transportation and its hours and destinations. Whether people who make deliveries are employees or contract workers. Where and what kind of trash collection is available. The hours of operation. Who can work from home. What kinds of businesses are allowed in what locations. They create monopolies and grant exclusive concessions.
What they are pushing for is a Disneyland version of city life where the labor is bussed in to places where they cannot afford to live for wealthy people to enjoy the convenience and ambiance. They are just creating a movie set type environment for live action role playing.
That doesn't even touch on the current problems of homelessness and and crime and all the problems that come along with that.
Total control…beware!!!
I lived in Waterloo, WI. I loved it! Literally everything I needed was 15 minutes away. Doctor, dentist, vet, bank, bowling alley, bars, and restaurants.
Healthy skepticism - always an absolute requirement.
Bravo. The article covers the 15 min city content excellently. Regarding this right wing conspiracy nonsense, it rattle my chain, too. It's harassment, and labeling, just like the opposite rallies against.