15 minute cities coming to your area soon

Big brother strikes again. It’s unacceptable and a way to control the population.

BlueBelle

Big brother is watching you sounds very restrictive !

No I ve never heard of it and don’t like the sound if it what if you need to travel by car to a hospital or similar weekly what if you use your allowance up and a loved one becomes ill and you’re fined for visiting or something I can just see so many downfalls
I remember years ago because of pollution in their cities Greece had a scheme where people could only use their cars on alternative days I ve never heard how that went ?

The system in Athens was based on a even/odd number on registration plates, so you could use your car only on alternate days.

Those who could, just bought an extra car (opposite of what they already had).

Athens still has really high air pollution.

I wonder how the scheme will work for people who already rely on their cars to get to work now. There may be no viable alternative for many people, unless all the alternatives are in place ( safer cycle and walk ways, joined up and adequate public transport, park and rides, care share schemes etc. If the Citie system is already in place before people move into an area- then ( in a perfect world - with full choices!) people will already have planned where to live to take account of the travel restrictions, available public transport and where they need to work/ attend etc. With housing costs and shortages, need to move jobs many times in a lifetime- needs of children and health and welfare needs of all ( so people cannot just up and move to get be near a bus route or walking commute) - I can see that very careful planning would be needed!

Unless the penalties are prohibitive I can’t see it working.

MerylStreep

My city, Southend isn’t going to adopt the scheme.
When we lived abroad we didn’t pay anything if we didn’t go outside the zone. If we wanted to go into the city you bought a vignette for that day/days. Or, you bought a years vignette ( road tax)

We have AC and GC your way, have been watching this closely, especially as AC & partner work out of the area and we are on hand for the GC

I don’t have a problem with big brother cctv cameras etc. I have never heard of this scheme but it does sounds futuristic like social control a kind of curfew. People living in dormer towns away from work places facilities services etc. Not sure how this could work in the wider communities large cities etc.

Yes, petunia I have read about this but I feel your interpretation of it sounds a bit negative to me whereas my reading about it has lead me to feel quite positively towards it as a people-centered way to live.

Me too GSM I don't need the cities!!
But 100 times a year is quite a lot if you don't need to go into a city for work - it is twice a week!
What do workers do if there is not public transport.
The bus and train companies are going to have to up their game!

Big brother is watching you sounds very restrictive !

No I ve never heard of it and don’t like the sound if it what if you need to travel by car to a hospital or similar weekly what if you use your allowance up and a loved one becomes ill and you’re fined for visiting or something I can just see so many downfalls
I remember years ago because of pollution in their cities Greece had a scheme where people could only use their cars on alternative days I ve never heard how that went ?

My city, Southend isn’t going to adopt the scheme.
When we lived abroad we didn’t pay anything if we didn’t go outside the zone. If we wanted to go into the city you bought a vignette for that day/days. Or, you bought a years vignette ( road tax)

Makes me pleased to live in a small village near a small market town.