15-minute cities Archives

15-minute cities

Tour Down Under sticky bottle controversy blows up… but fans joke: “If that’s the most egregious cheating in pro cycling you’ve seen, the sport’s in a great place”; Telegraph in meltdown over “Stalinist” 15-minute cities + more on the live blog

Welcome back to another week of live blog action, Dan Alexander in the hot seat for your Monday round-up of all the goings on in the world of cycling today

Mon, Jan 26, 2026 08:52

“Crackpot conspiracy theory” led to government slashing active travel funding

Papers obtained for legal challenge to cuts reveal how misrepresentation of ’15-minute cities’ concept is shaping transport policy at Westminster

Wed, Jan 10, 2024 13:48

More experts, fewer conspiracy theorists on active travel TV shows please

You wouldn’t get advocates of drink-driving on a police car chase TV show – so why does the BBC keep trying to show both sides of an issue?

Thu, Apr 20, 2023 15:45

Cotham Hill LTN in Bristol (picture Adwitiya Pal)

LTNs and 15-minute cities accused of being led by cycling lobbies, official review called a “whitewash”

Petitions signed by thousands have asked for a national referendum on 15-minute cities, also raising questions over the legitimacy of LTN reviews led by Sustrans and Prof Rachel Aldred

Mon, Mar 27, 2023 12:08

Why is the 15-minute city attracting so many conspiracy theories? Plus access for disabled cyclists in the latest episode of the road.cc Podcast

Carlton Reid joins us to discuss the opposition to making where we live more liveable, while Kate Ball of Wheels for Wellbeing outlines the barriers disabled cyclists face

Fri, Feb 24, 2023 18:25

What can Thamesmead – once the ‘Town of the Future’ – teach us about 15-minute cities?

Putting everyday amenities within walking distance of where people live was at the heart of the project’s design – until the car took over

Fri, Feb 24, 2023 15:36

GB News presenter claims 15-minute cities and LTNs are “un-British” and “illiberal”

During Mark Dolan's on-air rant he accused the schemes of being the creation of "creepy local authority bureaucrats" with "a surveillance culture that would make Pyongyang envious"

Sun, Feb 12, 2023 11:08

Pellestrina cyclists (copyright Simon MacMichael)

Tory MP attacks 15-minute city concept with known conspiracy theory

Nick Fletcher was met with laughter in Parliament when he called 15-minute cities an “international socialist concept“

Sat, Feb 11, 2023 12:58