289B. 15-Minute Cities - Edmonton's Bold Plan for a Net-Zero City 

Slavery is the goal.

Seems to me we are inching towards communism everyda . Slowly masking these "good changes" for exchange of our freedom. We will be enslaved if we don't change the direction the world is going. Call me crazy 😅🙄😱

yes prepping for next lockdowns

I don't trust these clowns, Borders in cities is what it sounds like.

@@bootsandbraces75 This is the new lockdown everlasting one's

they were never held in D13. The Capitol held the games, xoxo ♥

That came into my thoughts as well. How does culture, cost, -30 degree weather all come into consideration.

We all choose district 13. I don't think the propaganda people have watched it, or they sure wouldn't be using the language to promote a false concept. Honestly, just calculate how long a bus ride takes from one end to another, and you see that this is a fictions concept. Someone has promised the cities $5 -50 000 permits, and that all goes into surveillance cameras. To fine you. For visiting your mother. Think it through.

satire?

Of course Klaus has to keep busy dont you know!

Do you mind explaining to me how the world economic forum is a part of this?

@@benshields39 look up Agenda 21 and Agenda 30 The Great Reset.

@@elizabethclarke2005 He doesn't have much time left to be evil. He could die any day. He feels that he has much evil to accomplish first and he is being hasty. Time is running out for him.

@@gracemarion499 ...and hopefully for George Soros with his OpenSociety Foundation as well

Stupid ideas 💡 do you think a digital economy will stop the black economy nope it won't some will obey others not so much

So don't fart to much you'll get pinged for c credit

Yes

This will be a prison

Nail. On. Head

I can see you have done your research

@@rickpederson1219 Yes, I have, but I don't want to come out as trying to push your views. So it would be wiser to check to see whether you reach the same conclusion.

@@Akuma_Raou This sounds like a sci fi movie. It smells of the WEF

Well look at covert lockdowns, for example, most just ignored them here and went out and did what they wanted I know I did

You're on Crack

I think you and most other folks are missing the point. You won't be going anywhere. That's the real plan

Thanks as far as you get to go then... keep your social credit score down and someday you wont own anything and you will be happy... bunch of sheep BAH!!!

@@bobnancymiller4931 so if your job is not that close are you forced to move closer or company forced to fired you ??? this sounds a beautiful plan , have your read other 15 min cities what that really means ...you will only be allowed outside your 15 mins location a few times a year or fined $75

as usual all of these ideas are conceived by people who will never have to live by them

Your prison is being built under the guise of the greater good for humanity.

WEF agenda 2030 climate lockdowns, digital ID, cashless society, carbon credits. this is just the first step and must be stopped

I saw a handicap guy in one of those Powered Chairs to get him around, -30 below outside and this man is riding in the middle of the road up hill mind you because of how Poorly Designed our city is that there are no Handy Accesible Roadways or Sidewalk, not even a Bike Path, also how Poorly Managed the sidewalks are. These same people want to design for you a place you can never leave.

Its a brave new world. They warned people this was coming. They called them crazy.

because its actually not about climate change its about control. trudeau spent billions of dollars and the result is that emissions are even higher then before. People are gullible and believe anything they are spoon fed unfortunately

The biggest polluters are global elites, corporations and governments. None of them are going to be held accountable for there population.

It's because satan is real...once you realize that it all makes sense

@FlyingMonkies325 Lol, CO2 is about as "green" a gas as there is, since it literally is the gas used by plants to conduct photosynthesis along with sunlight. As CO2 levels increase in the atmosphere plants absorb more of it and grow because of it. This has been demonstrated in experiments: "Under elevated CO2 most plant species show higher rates of photosynthesis, increased growth, decreased water use and lowered tissue concentrations of nitrogen and protein." - _Effects of Rising Atmospheric Concentrations of Carbon Dioxide on Plants_ Also, under elevated CO2, not only do plants generally grow larger, but our food crops increase their yield as well: "Since photosynthesis and stomatal behavior are central to plant carbon and water metabolism, growth of plants under elevated CO2 leads to a large variety of secondary effects on plant physiology. The availability of additional photosynthate enables most plants to grow faster under elevated CO2, with dry matter production in FACE [Free-Air Carbon dioxide Enrichment] experiments being increased on average by 17% for the aboveground, and more than 30% for the belowground, portions of plants (Ainsworth & Long 2005; de Graaff et al. 2006). This increased growth is also reflected in the harvestable yield of crops, with wheat, rice and soybean all showing increases in yield of 12-14% under elevated CO2 in FACE experiments (Ainsworth 2008; Long et al. 2006)." - _ibid_ Regarding the effects of elevated CO2 on plants in relation to O3 (Ozone), the increased CO2 in the atmosphere actually works to the plant's benefit to protect them, and by extension us: "Elevated CO2 substantially decreases the negative effects of high ozone on photosynthesis, growth, and seed yield in both soybeans and rice (Feng et al. 2008; Morgan et al. 2003). Across experiments with all plant species, the enhancement of growth by elevated CO2 is much greater under conditions of ozone stress than otherwise (Poorter & Navas 2003)." - _ibid_ It's clear that increased CO2 in the atmosphere helps plants across the world to grow. CO2 is truly a "green" gas. The real answer to this climate change hysteria is the planting of more trees and plants around the world as well as the cleaning up and disposing of our garbage in the oceans. We need plants, they are what makes our planet green to begin with. And increased CO2 levels will only help ensure that we have more of them. Nuclear Power Plants will also only help since the byproduct of Nuclear Power is H2O (water). Let's stop this climate hysteria crap and focus on real solutions to our problems.

@FlyingMonkies325 Incorrect. The data was for atmospheric concentrations of CO2, not localized phenomenon of small quantities. Also, the data shows that you're incorrect about plants suffering from increased levels of CO2. Sure, too much of anything can be bad, but that's not what is projected for CO2 levels globally. Plants would thrive in an increased CO2 environment. And that's really the point, isn't it? That's what you really don't want people to discover, because then your climate hysteria would come crashing down. The fact is that with increased CO2 levels we would get increased plant growth and food crop yields. That's not a bad thing. And with more plants there'd be more to absorb the increased levels of CO2 in the atmosphere as well which is good for every animal species. Would the planet get a little warmer? Sure. Could that throw off some ecosystems? Sure. It's believed the planet was much warmer in the prehistoric past than it is today. Whether humans are contributing significantly to the warming in modern times or not is really immaterial. The sun is also warming our planet over time, and it has a much greater affect on the earth than any human influence possibly can. Point is, we'll survive as a species, and so will plants. It'll all be just fine. So please stop with the doomsday climate hysteria. We've all had enough of your political fear-mongering nonsense. In the 80's to the 90's it was "greenhouse gases". In the 90's to the 2000's it was "global warming". Now from the 2000's to the present it's "climate change". Enough! Give it a rest for goodness sakes. We're tired of it!

Herd us like cattle. This is about the nwo

It is about government controlling everyone, losing all of your freedoms, and becoming slaves. I won't comply, people you better wake up before it's too late.

Sounds like living in a European city to me. It's quite nice.

@@Jay-jq6bl ....they don"t let you leave the 15 minute cities, they lock up the gates go read it. You will end up a prisoner inside the city, and also you can only travel outside the city 100 per year. Go look it up. That to me...is a prisoner!

@@Jay-jq6bl yes. 1938-1939 Germany Precisely. You eventually will not be permitted to move out of your zone without being fined. You will require special permits and will be allotted only few days of the year out of your zone “ to curb your carbon footprint “. They will be disincentivizing any mobility vehicle usage . Bikes are the future. Winter should be fun in Edmonton when it’s -35-40. 😂. A shame, you wouldn’t even get to travel to Europe anymore.

USE CASH

Oh no. They want us eating bugs. Do some research for your own benefit. You’ll be surprised on what the real plan for us humans are. It’s all part of the new world order. Carbon footprints are a joke. We are carbon beings. Read between the lines.

And what will be in those plastic packages? Beef jerky? Nope! Dried crickets and meal worms! Welcome to agenda 2030.

Disagree. I've spent 30 years fighting and working with city hall on local zoning, and many other issues and this level of government is much more susceptible to nimby concerns than implementing conspiracy theory policies. The danger is close to nil.

@@greenenergyfutures Guess that makes u a globalist serpent scumbag then doesn’t it

Quite a stretch to get from "walkable neighborhood plan" to "blood in the streets." Time to go touch some grass my friend.

​@@greenenergyfuturesyou are wrong. You're not informed. You are deceived. You are a pawn. You are helping build a Godless prison and you think it's going to help save the planet and you don't know anything about that either. Climate change is a huge deception. Special interest groups are purposely changing the weather with geo engineering then blaming it on fossil fuels. They also are fudging the science on purpose to help support their climate change agenda. Stalin would have loved you.

Yes. If they only wanted to bring services near and make more walkable cities they would make things happen without districts. Just reduce red tape and taxes to attract business while doing the regular requirements for new buildings about greenery. Make trails for bikes that are not in the middle of traffic. I am from Finland and can say I have never seen such bad bike lane planning as they have here...

There wont be any stores or shops or businesses - everything will be operated by the government - you will be given your assigned clothes and food each day or every few days. You won''t need to leave you pen unless you have to work as a delivery worker and eventually that will all be done by robots. Robots will monitor everyone including your health and report back to a central authority - don't think you are going to hoard any food - if you are over weight - no chocolate for you! They will monitor your weight and even the contents of your pee and poo.

Like they care, you are the carbon they want to erase. That is why maid exists.

Easy.... It will be 1 bag worth of groceries

Rationing of food through digital currency and ID which will be used to control the people living in these cities

Comon man....a loaf of bread ain't that heavy.

Well how do you carry anything anywhere the econemy will completely die

don't worry - they will deliver.. what you are allowed to eat that day.. unless there has to be lockdown for some reason - then you will starve - like those poor people in China - welded into their apartments

Right? And do it in the middle of Alberta winter 😂

Edmonton is the pilot project of this and it needs to be stopped before it goes through city council in August. This will devastate all small businesses making the people relying on the government. This is what the government wants, full control of everything you do!

Sure as long as it is in it's original format, unedited.

@@greenenergyfutures Yes, no edits. Thank you.

And go where? This is happening everywhere!

@@Frieza-yg4zp If we are going to be under dictatorship i'd rather be in one that the climate is warm and within 15 minutes of an ocean so it would be more doable. Some places in South America is probably safest against dictatorship and being nuked

@@Frieza-yg4zp I wont be complying with this bullshyt

@@lenfahey2583 And neither will I

I moved to an acreage 2 years ago and dont miss the city at all. I figure its a buffer for a while longer. At least until they start forcing higher prices on owning and driving private vehicles. THere will come a time when we can only afford a tiny apt in a mega city. YOU WILL OWN NOTHING AND BE HAPPY.

Lol, no politican is for the people.

She’s an idiot crony to industries and no politician is really for the people. But this is a plan of the cities, not provincial.

They didn't force us its because Trudeau signed us off away and that is why

The idea of the plan is that you would be able to take cheap and reliable and accessible transit without using your car if you decided you dont want to drive

@@benshields39 The ida of the plann is you stay in your 15 minute ghetto for the rest of your life. Sounds pretty boring to me.

​@@benshields39you won't have a car.

Many people don't understand city planning trends. Those walkable cities are more enjoyable and safer. European cities and East Asian cities. This is the way to go. Besides, the more we invest for the public transportation, the easier moving in winter

Helsinki is a more weather appropriate analogy, and it works great. You should visit Helsinki in January, rent a bicycle, and see how well they do it.

Its funny you say that. I knew about the WEF way back and when I first saw this movie. I paused it and said to my wife this is what is coming for us in the future, not the games but the society. LOL Its starting.

You don't want to live there.... it is how communist countries do it..

Blatchford is just meant to be one of several developments like this. Although I'm a bit surprised by the low density of Blatchford. I personally think they should have a real estate company that builds along Gateway Blvd, since they're already planning an airport express link and possible high speed train. If done right, the area between 99st and 104st could be really awesome.

If there will be lots of buyers willing to buy real estate in such neighborhoods, this will be strong signal for developers which will lead to more neighborhoods like this being built.

@@Aymcana THEY PLAN TO DO THESE LITTLE CONCENTRATION CAMPS IN 15 ZONES WHICH IS THE WHOLE CITY

@@brendafreund2282 who? Why would someone do that?

Gee that would suck because my small town has crap shopping

@@davidlaw233 better get acquainted with them and the people you gonna see every day.

Well my little town has sweet fa shopping opportunities

@@davidlaw233 Are you in a 15 min city?

No, I live in a semi-rural town in nz

Some of us already live this way and have no interest in outside control mechanisms

Yes just a giant brain fart

Yeah, just like Communism, good in theory...until you actually read the plan.

Many cities as cold as Edmonton bike year-around

The Finns bike all through winter but they do have snow plows for their bike lanes.

Staring Trudope as President Snow? I'd love to see what fate awaits him

You will have to go homeless to fight this dystopia...you will have to break their laws to fight this dystopia...so be it, rage against the machine

You wont have those things near to your home they will just put cameras up and change no infrastucture as they are full of crap

Nobody expects or requires you to do any such thing.

No, but having the option to do so is wonderful. Many people do.. I do for one

it is 15-min walkable city.. can't use your car within your district and won't be able to move to other districts unless you get a permit..

We once visited Vittoria Gasteiz in Spain. This is a 1,100-year-old city that is 4-5 km wide. They converted a 12-lane road through the center of town to allow other transportation options (bike, pedestrian, transit and still cars but that's down to four lanes). The result was totally embraced by locals who found it easier to walk more, cycle more etc. This is very hard for Cities like Edmonton or Calgary, statistically two of the most sprawling cities in the world. We have to work with what we have. I think we could attempt to create 15-minute communities but not the city as a whole. But that would be an improvement so we can do more close to home (shopping, restaurants, parks etc.). You will still have to drive to many places, but perhaps with some good design you will be able to take an LRT to a hockey game or to the big mall. We can do better to create neighbourhoods that are not monocultures of single family homes with few options to live locally. And that's really all 15-minute cities is about -- making more livable communities.

@@greenenergyfuturesVittoria sounds nice. Ya i agree it would be almost impossible to do it in already existing cities. Especially large ones. Its more of a new build type thing. Have you ever heard of Jaques Fresco. He was a futurist/engineer, he had an idea similar to a 15 min city. Just not called that because it was in the late 70s or early 80s before that was even a thing. Really interesting smart guy in my opinion. You should check him out if you haven't heard of him.

for Edmonton they will need heated bike lanes! and not only for the downtown area but for all the districts... and may the odds be ever in your favor.

Yeah having amenities close by is such a world domination conspiracy.

How about a hundred years? I think that's realistic.

@@neobrutalist5233 I think thats ignorant

Not until we stop using oil I would imagine.

Don't trust her.

No such thing as tar sands, you might want to step out of 2004. Also oil sand refining is not an issue, we have some of the best regulations in the world. Now throw out anything made from oil before you speak on the topic again.

Nope - you won't be allowed a car

WEF agenda 2030 climate lockdowns, digital ID, cashless society, carbon credits. this is just the first step and must be stopped

Of course you can. All they are trying to do is make everything accessible to districts.

@@ybernier1925 LIes - research what happened in Oxford England - -tracking vehicles through plates and fines for going outside your district

@jazzy19001 I'm well aware of what Oxford has done with its 15 minute city. It's terrible. Doesn't mean that all cities with these plans are going to be nazis about it. Everyone jumps to conclusions.

you would not be stuck in your district. they are not prisons.

@@beatmastert don't you know your own government by now?

People do have a choice. If they don't want to live in this community, they don't have to!

it's the obvious thing that sticks out like dog bollocks our towns and cities were designed and built a long time ago before the elite brainfarts of the 15-minute city look there just not designed for that purpose

No, this idea is not going to work, this idea is going to fail, I don't see this Agenda has any future

To be honest and be realistic, I don't think this crap Agenda is gonna happen,THIS AGENDA IS GONNA FALL!!!!👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊

Agreed communities do not work that way and will not function under these draconian rules folks will rebel

@@davidlaw233 YESSSSSSS! WE ARE GONNA WIN!!!!!! AGENDA RIP OFF WON'T HAVE ANY FUTURE! LET'S GOOOO BABYYYY!!!! The devil wanna quit you the believe in yourself, don't believe in your personal demons, demons are liars

When did they try it? Btw they think because people listened to them with lockdowns that they can make us do anything.

perhaps it will be a forced relocation

It's going to be violence and mayhem that will not be controllable if they try.

@@greenenergyfutures yes and we hope to have affordable homes the average Canadian income was 69000 approx prepandemic

@@greenenergyfutures I disagree that density is the solution. I would make the arguement that 1. The embodied energy and carbon in skyscrapers is more than will ever be saved from the density, plus the energy required to keep living in them and 2. If we integrated more seamlessly with nature then it wouldn't matter how big a city became. There's also no talk of scaling back our standards of living. As if somehow we can simply buy our way to sustainability. I'm working on a plan for a radically sustainable suburb but unless I win the lottery it won't likely become reality because it won't line the pockets of billionaires. I can't even afford to make my own house "greener" because oh yeah, I can't afford to buy a house without paying a bank hundreds of thousands of dollars in interest over the life of a mortgage. I probably sound pretty salty but I actually have some hope. A lot more needs to change in our society in order to become sustainable but the new generation is ticked off too and I think we're almost ready for a massive shift.

@@cupbowlspoonforkknif There are no magic solutions of course, but density does not have to mean skyscrapers. Townhomes are perfect candidates for project scale solar-powered, geothermal heating systems which actually helps with affordability too - see our story on the Right At Home Housing Society's 16-unit project done in partnership with a church: www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/gods-green-home

Cities produce less carbon than suburbs since less people own cars. End of discussion. Good thing not many think like you in Canada and we are moving towards sustainable DENSE development, whether you like it or not