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We're not at the tipping point yet, however. The hardware is still nascent and "the thing that we haven't cracked yet is the software."

The idea of the 15-minute city is appealing in its simplicity – it puts people and the environment at the centre of urban planning.

The idea of the 15-minute city, according to its originator Carlos Moreno, is that people are no more than a 15-minute walk or bike ride away from all the services they need to live, learn and thrive.

Conspiracy theorists are falsely claiming that 15-minute cities would restrict residents to their neighbourhoods

Conspiracy theories aren’t a new thing, and for as long as they’ve been around they’ve ranged from the benign to the absurd. From the six moon landings being faked to the Earth being flat, or our ruling class being lizards, we’ve all probably come across them in one form or…

The frightening prospect of greener, people-friendly streets has sent the online right – and Tory MPs – into a tailspin, says Guardian architecture critic Oliver Wainwright

Why the hyper-local ‘15-minute city’ is gaining ground in urban planning circles

Planners and politicians from Saudi Arabia to Scotland want to transform interconnected cities into isolated "urban villages" no one ever needs to leave.

As we look back on 2022, we wanted to share a few of our favorite moments of joy from the year to bring a bit of hope, whimsy and humor to the end of the year.

It started with an organised ‘bonjour’. Now the ‘republic of good neighbours’ say they want to reclaim the streets