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Feb 19 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
I’ve worked out what the big conspiracy is!

#15minutecities have been designed by the makers of trivial pursuit …! I KNEW something was afoot.

Apparently you have to answer a question correctly of the right colour, before entering that zone. … 1/2
Hope I never have to visit someone in the “Sports and Leisure” category. I could never get those right! … 2/2
BTW I took this photo from a conspiracy theorist person who shared it somewhere so I have no idea if it is the real plan for Canterbury or not. I was just enjoying the Trivial Pursuit-ness of proceedings …
#AreTheyPiesOrCheesesThough ?
Just- released secret footage of town planners hard at work on the blueprint for Birmingham. They must be stopped!

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Feb 20
I was interviewed by @PeterGuest at @WIRED about my run-in with conspiracy theorists when discussing #15minutecities …

You can read his great piece, hot-off the press here:

wired.com/story/15-minut…
Weird how the stuff we chat about here has somehow become news …
When I was chatting to @PeterGuest from @WIRED on the phone, I said, “Sometimes I think things are so serious with the planet, maybe we DO need an Eco-Totalitarian regime you know? We need bossing about”. There was a pause and I said “yeah maybe don’t print that”, and he … /1
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Feb 19
News from the highly controversial world of a #15minutecity, where most amenities are near to where you live.

I walked with my daughter to visit my dad, and we saw some amazing blossom on the trees (it’s always early here for some reason!) … 1/4 Image
We’d just been to a cafe a 5 minute walk from my dads … we bumped into two friends and another local while walking, and stopped 3 times for chats with people. The walk took 15 rather than 5 due to lots of gossiping. Arranged a play date for this afternoon … 2/4 ImageImage
In the cafe, we saw lovely tapestries, and had a nice chat with the barista. Dolls were well behaved.

This lifestyle isn’t always possible. But as I said on Radio 4*, I live in an area where everything’s nearby, and I’m here to tell you that it’s great

*I plan to say … 3/4 ImageImageImageImage
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Feb 18
These are some of the points I made on Radio 4, for anyone short of time!

I’m yet to meet someone who’d welcome more cars on their street. We all want fewer cars in my experience - the question is how exactly we go about having less … 1/6
It’s recognised pretty much universally that we need to reduce congestion- even the RAC mentions this- it says on their website to “avoid unnecessary journeys where possible” …

The term “15 minute city” was coined by @CarlosMorenoFr … 2/6
You can watch Carlos’ TED talk here. I love that he says:

“The rhythm of the city should follow humans not cars”. And that we need to converge life into a “human-sized space”.

When it comes to freedom, you are of course still free to travel to … 3/6

ted.com/talks/carlos_m…
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Feb 17
Talking about LTN’s and 15 minute cities on #BBCAntiSocial, Radio 4 today with presenter @adamfleming - the podcast should be out in an hour or two if you missed it. It got quite heated with @alanvibe 😳😳😳

We agreed at the end to go for a coffee! ☕️ … 1/3
Shout out to the wonderful human who booked me, @justoctavia who’s amazing … 2/3
Super lush to be at Radio 4 in Westminster! It felt a bit like the book when Peppa Pig went to London- I can’t believe I’m here doing this! … 3/3
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Feb 17
Just off to the #Radio4 studio to talk about 15 minute cities at midday - on the show #BbcAntisocial. Exciting!

I’ve got a notebook full of scribbles and a head full of anecdotes- do tune in if you can!
It’s very important to wear your best gladrags and accessories even for radio I’ve decided! Here- blazer with red collars
Plus - necklace alert- the swimming baths girl!
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Feb 16
Oh! Gentleman Saucepot alert!! 🚨🔥🚲🚲

I met Tom today, and we started chatting, and it turns out he’s one of our tweet friends … @ChinaRockman!

And just CHECK OUT how smart he looks when he rides!

Beige Mac ✅ Brogue boots ✅ Flat cap ✅ Snazzy bike ✅ … 1/3 ImageImage
So we happened to be cycling along near each other at one point, and I said “oh I do like this bike of yours, so smooth and understated!” (Just like me of course 😉😆)

He said- “oh are you Carla”, and it turned out we’d chatted on Twitter, and that he lives in the … 2/3 ImageImage
Highbury LTN and is an Arsenal season-ticket holder.

We rode and chatted for a bit and then parted ways, and he sent this photo later on and said “don’t forget to show these stickers!”

What a fashion inspiration he is

🥳🥳… 3/3 ImageImage
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