Urbanism's Newest Controversy | Why the "15-minute city" has sparked protest

https://www.city-journal.org/article/urbanisms-newest-controversy

"... Though the concept seems innocuous—who wouldn’t want everything you need nearby?—plans to adopt it have lately ignited street protests, press denunciations, and social-media warfare, especially in European cities. ..."

"... In fact, the idea has been criticized across the political spectrum—from left-leaning observers, who charge that it’s just a form of “champagne socialism,” to academics worried about the privacy issues involved in such micro-control of the design of every neighborhood. Harvard economist and Manhattan Institute senior fellow Edward Glaeser, for instance, describes the 15-minute city as “not really a city at all. It’s an enclave—a ghetto—a subdivision.” ..."

"...Despite the protestations of Moreno, the idea’s originator, 15-minute cities can’t easily be separated from some of the more extreme programs of climate-change activists. ..."