Originally Posted by T. A. Morse

A lot of fear in this post. Probably rooted in misinformation some people are spreading on the Internet.

Small towns are already usually 15-minute cities. Most European (and some North American) large cities are also already 15-minute cities. It's about the idea that the cities should be organized in a way that you can do most of your daily activities in the area that is within 15 minute walk from your home. All cities built before the 1960s were built that way, and outside the US they are still built that way.

When you live in 15-minute city no one forces you to live within that 15-minute-walk area. If you want to go around the entire city in your car or bus or train or on your bicycle - go ahead, no one is stopping you. The point is that you shouldn't be forced to travel to another side of the town and to have a car to do basic everyday stuff.