15-Minute City
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The #15MinuteCity: putting people at the center of urban transformation. Posts by Dan Luscher.
Mahon Point shopping mall near Cork, Ireland is planning a mixed-use expansion inspired by the 15-minute city concept. mahonpointexpansion.ie/about/
About - Mahon Point Expansion
What is Mahon Point 2.0? As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, we are embarking on a new and exciting phase. Imminently we will submit a mixed-use planning application to Cork City Council that will c...
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Safety first, preferences second: Andy Boenau on why Americans need to stop putting every street safety improvement up for public referendum. www.urbanismspeakeasy.com/p/public-inp...
Public input can be a death sentence
Putting a safety improvement up for a vote is dangerous when the voters have been conditioned to see traffic violence as inevitable.
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The Unfinished Metropolis by @benschneider.bsky.social was one of my favorite 2025 urbanism reads, filled with real examples of how the U.S. is relearning how to make cities work for people. islandpress.org/books/unfini...
The Unfinished Metropolis
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The best way to upzone is to upzone everywhere. That's how you get organic, bottom-up growth that enriches places where people already live.
15-Minute City@15minutecity.com · 12mo agoSausalito, California votes for more housing but in a very concentrated area, which means "they are going to have towers in Sausalito. The thing they have tried so hard to avoid is the thing they ended up doing to themselves.” www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Sausalito, California votes for more housing but in a very concentrated area, which means "they are going to have towers in Sausalito. The thing they have tried so hard to avoid is the thing they ended up doing to themselves.” www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Sausalito’s vote for more housing could create the unthinkable: Urban density in Marin County
The influx of development would mean radical change for the city on the water, which permitted just 58 housing units between 2015 and 2022.
sfchronicle.com
"'Chipotlanes' - drive-thru lanes for digital order pickup - are appearing not only along suburban arterials but also within residential and mixed-use areas." Umm, no - drive-thru lanes are not a 15-minute city strategy. rebusinessonline.com/quick-servic...
Quick-Service Restaurants Are Powering the Rise of the 15-Minute City
By Casey Smallwood of SRS Real Estate Partners The quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry is reshaping retail real estate by capitalizing on the “15-minute city” trend — a movement where people can a...
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New blog post: Emergent Tokyo shows how great cities are built - not from the top down but from the bottom up. www.15minutecity.com/blog/tokyo
Book review: Emergent Tokyo — 15-Minute City
Great cities are built not from the top down but from the bottom up.
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Thought-provoking piece on cities and abundance by "Radical Adaptation" author Brian Stone Jr. "We must do more than expedite our permitting processes; we must reimagine urbanization." www.noemamag.com/the-abundanc...
The Abundance Movement’s Blind Spot | NOEMA
What if Americans care more about the cost of climate disasters than carbon-free energy?
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Thanks so much, Dan! Really thrilled to hear you enjoyed the book — you're totally right that the 15-minute city ideal lines up with what I'm calling for.
Paoletta’s antidote is fully consistent with the 15-minute city playbook: "To survive the twenty-first century, we'll have to return to traditions of cohabitation and fellowship, fostering an interdependent community in recognition of the inherent limits of any place we hope to call home." 3/3
15-Minute City@15minutecity.com · last yr."It's ludicrous for developers to build new subdivisions thirty miles from downtown Phoenix while neighborhoods that are little more than fifty years old degenerate into a patchwork of clearings." 2/3
"It's ludicrous for developers to build new subdivisions thirty miles from downtown Phoenix while neighborhoods that are little more than fifty years old degenerate into a patchwork of clearings." 2/3
15-Minute City@15minutecity.com · last yr.I just finished reading American Oasis and am absorbing Kyle Paoletta's scathing critiques of development patterns in the American Southwest that are STILL ONGOING @kpaoletta.bsky.social 1/3
I just finished reading American Oasis and am absorbing Kyle Paoletta's scathing critiques of development patterns in the American Southwest that are STILL ONGOING @kpaoletta.bsky.social 1/3
American Oasis — Kyle Paoletta
Preorder "American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest," coming January 14, 2025 from Pantheon.
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Less asphalt, more life: an eloquent call for better urban planning in Nigeria by Caroline Bos of UNStudio
Less Asphalt, More Life: A bold future of urban mobility
Earlier this year, the urban planning world lost a giant. Donald Shoup, the Distinguished Professor known for transforming how we think about cities and cars, passed away.
guardian.ng
"I’ve fallen in love with San Francisco again by riding my bike,” says baseball announcer / bike commuter Dave Flemming. @peterhartlaub.bsky.social @SFchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
San Francisco’s most famous bike commuter? This Giants broadcaster
In the broadcast booth Dave Flemming is a composed professional. On his bike pedaling through San Francisco to Oracle Park another side emerges: unabashed fan.
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"Gearheads owe it to themselves to consider the environmental and social costs that their preferred mode exacts on cities."
15-Minute City@15minutecity.com · 2y agoWe need more Matt Farahs who understand the difference between car enthusiasm and car dependence. Another great piece from @davidzipper.bsky.social
We need more Matt Farahs who understand the difference between car enthusiasm and car dependence. Another great piece from @davidzipper.bsky.social
Why Car YouTuber Matt Farah Is Fighting for Walkable Cities
The outspoken host of “The Smoking Tire” videos and podcasts has become an unlikely advocate for urban transportation policy reforms that limit car use.
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"We’re not building cities. We are scaling the power of people to reshape them." A fantastic philosophy articulated by David Miet of urban design firm Villes Vivantes. Check them out.
Villes Vivantes, start up d'urbanisme
BIMBY, BAMBA, BUNTI, BRAMBLE : 4 innovations deep tech pour vivifier nos villages, faire grandir nos villes et vibrer nos métropoles !
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Gayle King, for example, looks like she'd rather be jumping on a bike than boarding a spacecraft.
15-Minute City@15minutecity.com · 2y ago@carltonreid.com's mic drop is on point: "Billionaires should jump on bicycles, not spacecraft."
@carltonreid.com's mic drop is on point: "Billionaires should jump on bicycles, not spacecraft."
15-Minute City@15minutecity.com · 2y agoRegular cycling is even better for you than you might think: Scottish study indicates that bike commuting reduces "all-cause mortality" by about half.
Regular cycling is even better for you than you might think: Scottish study indicates that bike commuting reduces "all-cause mortality" by about half.
18-Year Study Of 82,297 Adults Finds Cycle Commuting Halves Chance Of Early Death
Billionaires famously want to live longer. They should jump on bicycles, not spacecraft.
forbes.com
Protected bike lanes help everyone, not just cyclists.
Nick Hedley@nickhedley.bsky.social · 2y ago13-year study finds protected bike lanes make roads safer — for everyone theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/20/1...
Why can’t we have nice things? Aren’t we the greatest, most prosperous nation in history?
I'm neck-deep in the supply-side-focused Abundance world, but @davidzipper.bsky.social is (as usual) 100% right: for transportation, "simply uncorking more construction could be a prescription worse than the disease. The goal should be not just building more, but building smarter."
What Would ‘Transportation Abundance’ Look Like?
Fans of the abundance movement say that adding supply solves big problems in housing and health care. But when it comes to getting around, things get complicated.
bloomberg.com
New blog post: the evidence is clear - demand for homes in walkable neighborhoods in the United States outstrips supply by a factor of 4 or more.
The huge unmet demand for walkable places — 15-Minute City
The evidence is clear: demand for homes in walkable neighborhoods in the United States outstrips supply by a factor of 4 or more.
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Effective today, we are pivoting to focus our efforts on the #15HourCity, which "represents what we think are all the best qualities of a modern city: a lack of social connections [and] a profound sense of alienation." @mcsweeneys.net #freedom www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/int...
Introducing the 15-Hour City
“The 15-minute city principle suggests you should have your daily needs—work, food, healthcare, education, culture, and leisure—within a 15-minute ...
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Love this quote from Charles Marohn's "Confessions of a Recovering Engineer": "A culture of walking and biking...is an egalitarian culture, one where the functional gap between social classes shrinks. Rich and poor alike walk on two feet." @clmarohn.bsky.social @strongtowns.org
Confessions of a Recovering Engineer
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From the ever-quotable jeffspeck.bsky.social: "I frankly don’t need any more research on what is walkable or on what makes walkability important. It’s all so damn obvious. What we need now are more quick paths to the hoop - replicable successes that can spur action in communities..."
Jeff Speck on 'Walkable City' - Pedestrian Space
We recently finished Walkable City by Jeff Speck, an absolutely essential read and now highly valued reference in our library. We thank Jeff for taking time forContinue Reading
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Transforming cities often boils down to governments saying "yes" rather than "no:" Mayor Paul Young has declared this Memphis's "Era of Yes."
‘YES’ MAN: Mayor Young declares ‘Era of Yes’ in optimistic State of the City address - TSDMemphis.com
Memphis Mayor Paul Young is a “YES” man. He basically said so himself. For his 2025 State of the City Address, not only did he have the words “YES” lit up in front and behind him, he was bold enough t...
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I’m featured in the latest episode of DW’s Living Planet podcast, talking about walkable cities and 15-minute city conspiracy theories. Also featured is @lindsaysturman.bsky.social. Have a listen!
Who's scared of 15-minute cities? – DW – 02/21/2025
Imagine a city where everything - work, shopping, schools, and parks - is just 15 minutes away. Is this the key to a greener, more convenient future or a threat to personal freedom?
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