Summary This webinar featured Orlean Koehle presenting on smart cities and 15-minute cities, explaining how these urban concepts are being implemented globally and in the United States. Orlean detailed the components of smart cities, including connected infrastructure, surveillance systems, and the push toward electric vehicles, while highlighting the top smart cities in the US and globally. She discussed the evolution from smart cities to 15-minute cities, which aim to restrict residents to walking or biking within a 15-minute radius for daily needs, and explained how these designs often involve stack-and-pack housing with limited private vehicle access. Orlean covered the organizations driving this agenda, including the United Nations, World Economic Forum, and regional governments, while addressing concerns about property rights, surveillance, and control over citizens' lives. The presentation included examples of suspicious fires that cleared land for development and information about carbon credits, central bank digital currency, and the Internet of Bodies technology. The webinar concluded with suggestions for fighting these developments, including using cash, protesting, running for office, and joining community groups to resist smart city implementations. This webinar featured Orlean presenting on smart cities and 15-minute cities, explaining how these urban concepts are being implemented globally and in the United States. Orlean detailed the components of smart cities, including connected infrastructure, surveillance systems, and the push toward electric vehicles, while highlighting the top smart cities in the US and globally. She discussed the evolution from smart cities to 15-minute cities, which aim to restrict residents to walking or biking within a 15-minute radius for daily needs, and explained how these designs often involve stack-and-pack housing with limited private vehicle access. Orlean covered the organizations driving this agenda, including the United Nations, World Economic Forum, and regional governments, while addressing concerns about property rights, surveillance, and control over citizens' lives. The presentation included examples of suspicious fires that cleared land for development and information about carbon credits, central bank digital currency, and the Internet of Bodies technology. The webinar concluded with suggestions for fighting these developments, including using cash, protesting, running for office, and joining community groups to resist smart city implementations.