15-minute city an "easy way to explain an old concept" says Edmonton planner

A planner from Edmonton, Canada, has defended its 15-minute city plan after criticism from locals, saying that the plan uses age-old concepts and "will enable the City of Edmonton to support growth more efficiently".
Edmonton's principal planner Michael Strong has refuted the idea that the city's plan to re-organise into walkable communities would restrict people's movements, amid rising controversy surrounding the concept of 15-minute cities.
"There are not – nor will there ever