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Fact Checking Claims About ‘15-Minute Cities’

It’s a concept designed to make cities more livable, not reduce movement or confine people.
Protests Against Oxford Becoming A 15-Minute City
Protesters gather in Broad Street to demonstrate against 15-minute cities and listen to speeches on February 18, 2023, in Oxford, England. (Photo by Martin Pope/Getty Images)

A photo of a billboard in the Canadian capital of Ottawa is circulating online with captions claiming the billboard advertises government plans to enforce lockdowns within a 15-minute walking distance of residents’ homes. These claims are false. 

The billboard in question advertises the construction of a “15-minute city” development by a private developer, Brigil.

Cameron Hilditch is a fact-check reporter for The Dispatch.

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