15-minute city

Definitions

A city in which most daily necessities and services are located within an easily reachable 15-minute walk or bike ride from any point.

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Examples

“Notable examples include⟳ Paris and its “Ville du quart d'heure,” a 15-minute city based on decentralized, mini-hubs where everything one is likely to need⟳ is within a 15-minute walk⟳ or bike ride⟳.”

“The 15-minute city, he suggested, was a “dystopian plan⟳”, heralding “a surveillance culture that would make⟳ Pyongyang envious”.”

“On Feb. 18, when an estimated 2,000 demonstrators converged at a protest⟳ in Oxford, some carried signs claiming that 15-minute cities would become⟳ “ghettos” created by the World Economic Forum as a form⟳ of “tyrannical control⟳.” In fact, LTNs are championed by the Oxfordshire county council; the separate⟳ Oxford City Council has cited the 15-minute city as an inspiration for its vision of the city in 2040.”

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