OXFORD SMART CITY - The 15 minute City ideology is being utterly rejected!
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Citizens are removing restrictions and barriers to council defined ‘Zones’ themselves!
Vandalism? …. no, this is the people deciding! pic.twitter.com/zLFVZrms0T
Vandalism? ….No, Oxford Citizens Fighting Back
Busting a factcheck? In the video below we certainly can see physical barriers in the road
Misinformation drives viral posts on Oxford traffic plan
WHAT WAS CLAIMED
A UK council will place electronic gates on key roads in a city, confining residents to their neighbourhoods as part of a climate lockdown.
OUR VERDICT
False. The traffic mitigation plan will use number plate recognition cameras on certain congested streets to promote alternative forms of transport. There will be no physical barriers and nobody will be stopped from leaving their neighbourhood.
A viral post about a planned traffic mitigation scheme in Oxford in the United Kingdom claims gates will be placed on key roads to lock residents into zones as part of a climate lockdown.
The Facebook post (archived here) by a New Zealand user claims the scheme’s trial will result in residents locked into one of six zones.-- More...
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