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Recently “15-minute cities,” and “low-traffic neighborhoods” have been thrown into the mix of these fake conspiracy myths. Detractors claim that they’re part of a global plot to lock us up in open-air jails, undertake “government-forced isolation,” or are part of a “woke transportation” movement aiming to take away our freedoms, starting with our cars.

Nothing could be further from the truth. The “15-minute city” model is based on the original concept of a city: having the things we want and need closer to where we live. The idea is that we should be able to get to our everyday essentials within, ideally, 15 minutes on foot, bike, or public transit. What’s scary about that?

Read more from the Urban Truth Collective at the link below — and don’t forget to check out the rest of this week’s news, too!

  • The Forgotten History of ‘Bloody 66’ And How Public Memory Helps Perpetuate Traffic Violence
    by ren1
    May 25, 2026
    Centennial events downplay the violent history of one of America’s most “iconic” highways, and obscure how that violence persists to this day.
  • Friday’s Headlines Are in Decline
    by Blake Aued
    May 22, 2026
    The U.S. is becoming a dying petrostate, while China leads the world in renewable energy.
  • Spirit’s Shutdown Exposes America’s Fragile Affordable Travel System
    by ren1
    May 22, 2026
    “Affordable travel is not a fallback. It is what makes broad mobility possible.”
  • A train passes over the Downtown Greenway in Greensboro, North Carolina.
    Talking Headways Podcast: Greensboro’s Downtown Greenway
    by J.K. Trotter
    May 21, 2026
    Dabney Sanders explains how Greensboro’s Downtown Greenway came together.
  • Can Neighborhood Block Parties Unite A Broken America?
    by Kea Wilson
    May 21, 2026
    The best way to celebrate the nation’s birthday might not be a road trip to a national treasure; it might be just a few steps outside your front door.
  • Thursday’s Headlines Are Not Impressed
    by Blake Aued
    May 21, 2026
    The first draft of a new infrastructure bill could be worse, but leaves much to be desired.
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