Public meetings to discuss urban planning in the capital city of Canada's Alberta province triggered claims the proposals would force people to give up cars and face other restrictions. This is false; Edmonton officials said residents would be able to travel freely by transit or personal vehicles and a mentioned 15-minute city plan does not introduce limits but refers to an urban design concept that aims to provide all essential within a short distance.
"There's no expectation that people will remain in a district," Bohle said."It's mostly just to help us from an administrative perspective.") examined concrete proposals for the 15-district plan after it was already outlined in the City Plan adopted in 2020. He said the zones were conceived by grouping together areas -- such as around the central downtown -- which could have distinct planning goals from other parts of the city in the future.
"These are goals the city's trying to work towards and we hope that if we build a really desirable city, with great transportation options, that's how we will achieve that goal -- not by controlling individuals' choices," he said.