Another point to process is that if people want 15 minute cities, they are gonna go move to ones that already exist. For example, Lakewood is an inner ring suburb of Cleveland. It has an extremely high population density…something like 10,000 people per square mile. It is a place you can live and literally never have to leave. Afvantages over Cleveland include safety, schools, housing stock, and government services.

Cleveland is already losing population by the bus load. Main causes have nothing to do with walkability, climate change, LGBTQ friendliness, or length of commute. The schools suck. Infrastructure is crumbling. Roads are shit. Crime is rampant. The government and associated services are corrupt and unchanging. Meanwhile, suburbs like Westlake, Avon, North Olmsted, Bedford, etc, are building and expanding their capabilities as great neighborhoods to live in. Then you have places like Lakewood, Cleveland Heights, Euclid, Parma, Garfield Heights, etc, that are suburbs but basically just neighborhoods of Cleveland. These are run much better than the city itself, with an enormous increase in safety and schooling that make them very attractive to urban residents.

Like someone else said, this will just be another big money laundering scheme. Spend it on infrastructure, safety, emergency services, small business, and things that will actually ATTRACT people to the city and youd be on the right path. Trying to trap people in their own shit neighborhoods is just garbage. Nevermind the fact that it seems like a fancy form of gentrification, where the people who can really benefit from the help will actually be pushed out as cost of living rises to support all the money being spent to upgrade.