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This video purports to show that neighborhoods are separated by fences and citizens can only leave them via facial recognition because of the 15-minute concept. The video suggests - as other social media posts do - that the 15-minute city concept has already been implemented in a strict way in Chinese cities. If you want to get in or out of your zone, you need permission, and a FACE SCAN, ' is a claim made by a TikTok user ( archived version of the original post that was deleted here ).ĭW fact check: Partly unproven, partly false. Therefore, local authorities published a statement answering the most frequent rumors and questions on this topic.Ĭlaim: '15-minute cities in China - each neighborhood zone is separated by a fence, with an entrance gate being guarded. This is not related to the 15-minute city plan for the city of Oxford.īecause of the mis- and disinformation on the 15-minute city plans for Oxford, authorities received numerous messages from worried residents. The scheme will be monitored by cameras but there will be no physical checking points. However, authorities made clear that people will still be able to reach every part of the city by car at any time, but they might have to use alternative routes. Residents may apply for a permit to drive through the filters for up to 100 days per year. The plan is meant to reduce traffic by restricting the use of private cars in these areas during peak hours. Walking, cycling, using the bus, taxis and other means of transportation are exempt. Regarding the traffic filter plan, it was passed in November 2022 by Oxfordshire County Council in order to set up traffic filters on six roads in the city of Oxford.

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There has been mis- and disinformation about urban development plans in the British city of Oxfordįirst of all, the users mixed-up two concepts: the new traffic filter plan for the city of Oxford, with a trial phase beginning in 2024, and Oxford's 15-minute city plan as part of the wider strategy Oxford Local Plan 2040. 'We want to promote a polycentric city, a multi-center city and a more climate resilient city with public spaces for humans and not for cars.'Ĭlaim: 'Residents are gonna need a permit to leave their district from 2024, ' is a claim made in this viral Tik Tok video about Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom. Katie Hopkins, a columnist and far-right political commentator, is even calling the driving restrictions climate lockdowns.ĭW fact check: False. Blossey/blickwinkel/picture allianceĪdditionally, urbanist Carlos Moreno told DW that the 15-minute concept 'is a humanistic concept for fighting against current segregations, to fight against certifications and gentrification.' The Dutch city of Utrecht has implemented the 15-minute city concept Image: H. Research based on data from 2019 to 2021 showed that almost 100% of the population in Utrecht can reach nine basic needs - such as food, health care, education and sports - within 15 minutes by bike.

The Dutch city of Utrecht has already implemented the 15-minute concept.

He wrote a bo ok about the Dutch cycling culture and its challenges called 'Building the Cycling City.' Utrecht as a 15-minute city The 15-minute concept is less about designing plans for each single neighborhood and more about making basic needs accessible within 15 minutes, author and urban mobility advocate Chris Bruntlett told DW.

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So far, several cities worldwide have discussed or in some cases implemented this concept or very similar ones, including Paris, Barcelona and Shanghai.īut the 15-minute city concept is increasingly becoming the focus of mis- and disinformation on a global scale.Ĭlaim: ' The population lives locked up in neighborhoods and the goal is that they do not commute in order to reduce emissions,' according to a claim by Spanish far-right TV channel 'El' Toro TV' (claim can be seen around minute 50 in the video).

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