Is 15-Minute City the Future of Urban Living?
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2023
- Welcome to the Urban Design Lab UA-cam channel! In this captivating episode, we delve into the groundbreaking concept of the "15-Minute City" and explore how it is revolutionizing urban living and promoting sustainability.
🏙️ What is the 15-Minute City?
The 15-Minute City is a visionary urban planning concept that aims to create self-sustained neighborhoods where residents can access all their daily needs within a 15-minute walk or bike ride. From work and schools to parks, shops, healthcare facilities, and cultural amenities, everything you need for a fulfilling life will be just a stone's throw away.
🌱 Building a Sustainable Future
Our world faces unprecedented challenges with climate change and rapid urbanization. The 15-Minute City is emerging as a powerful solution to reduce carbon emissions, alleviate traffic congestion, and improve the overall quality of life for urban dwellers. Join us as we explore the environmental benefits of this innovative urban design approach.
🏡 Redefining Urban Living
Discover how the 15-Minute City transforms the way we interact with our neighborhoods. Through pedestrian-friendly streets, green spaces, and mixed-use developments, we'll witness how communities become more vibrant, socially connected, and resilient to change.
🌆 Success Stories from Around the Globe
Throughout the video, we'll showcase successful examples of cities that have embraced the 15-Minute City model. From Paris to Melbourne and Vancouver to Barcelona, we'll witness how diverse cities have tailored this concept to fit their unique needs and cultures.
📈 The Path Forward
Join us as we discuss the challenges and opportunities in implementing the 15-Minute City on a larger scale. We'll explore how city planners, architects, and policymakers are working together to overcome hurdles and ensure a sustainable and inclusive future for urban living.
🔍 Unlocking Potential
The 15-Minute City is more than a concept; it's a movement that empowers individuals and communities to shape their urban environments actively. Through citizen engagement and innovative ideas, we'll explore how you can play a role in creating a brighter future for your city.
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It was very interesting content, you brought up very important points
Ideas like this can help make cities more livable and sustainable
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@SBU_urbanlivinglab Thanks, we're glad you found the discussion on 15-minute cities valuable. Optimizing neighborhoods for walking, biking, and transit while providing essential local services can make cities more livable and sustainable. With thoughtful design and collaboration, reimagining urban spaces in this human-centric way positively shapes future urban living.
You can live there. No thanks. I hate cities.
no, it is World Economic forum/UN funded concentration camps. Wait until they blow all roads aside from a couple with checkpoints people. Do your homework! Why can't city planners do this? Why a one world idea?
Don’t fall for this snake oil utopia
The "Fifteen-minute city" is basically an European old town... Residential and commercial spaces are in the same blocks, everything is close to walking distance, and parks are in the middle of neighborhoods, with little squares and alleys where cafes and shops thrive to fill the needs of locals and tourists. As a Portuguese native, I'm very proud of our cities and towns, mainly because of their history, but as well of their "caring" urbanism, that benefits everyone!
It’s exactly why I love European old towns because getting around is so easy and never boring. So much to see in the old towns and villages of Europe! Stunning old world architectures and pretty streets. I’m sure that I’d never get bored walking the same streets day in and day out because they’re just so lovely. Not to mention, the ease and livability of those places - everything you need is just a walk away. In fact, most old towns around the world are great for those reasons. If only the city I live in was just as livable; regrettably, it’s just as car-centric/car-dependent as most cities in the world.
We agree the "fifteen-minute city" concept resembles historic European towns where housing, shops, cafes, parks, etc. are within walking distance. This creates vibrant, livable urban spaces. As a model, the traditional Portuguese town you describe embodies these ideals beautifully - the charming, human-scale streets and squares filled with businesses must foster a wonderful sense of community. Many modern cities could learn from these examples about creating inclusive, walkable neighborhoods people enjoy. Preserving the history while adapting for modern needs is important. I appreciate you sharing your native perspective on the value of pedestrian-oriented design that has stood the test of time.
No there not they are a suburban prison
@@StrawberryMilkkTeaa Old European town don"t have cameras every square metre and check points at the end of the street limiting travel.
No its not its far from it.
So, the fifteen minute city as been around as long as humanity has gathered in cities. It just got a name 2016...
honestly it's a great name too, describes my hometown in New Jersey perfectly. it's a city where you can get anywhere within 15 minutes. The community in that town even was built around walking to help the environment. I remember as early as the early 2000s, when I was in elementary school, they had something called the walking schoolbus, where the whole community plus some teachers would come and walk by your house and you'd join the walk to school. I remember I only ever got driven to school when it was raining or sub-0 degrees Fahrenheit. We also have a hospital in the town, a few grocery stores, and a vibrant downtown (including a pedestrian street) where you can get anything you may want by simply walking. My hometown is proof positive that 15 minute cities are a good thing.
It's simply going back to pre-1950 traditional town planning. Nothing to be afraid of.
People who say 15-minute cities are like prisons must be cuckoo-cuckoo. You have all the essential places within a close proximity and avoid traffic. Besides it’s not like they are the only ones living in a city.
Great video! 15-minute city and universal design!
It seems like most of the people opposing this concept is Northern Americans, because it is so fare away from what they are used to. As a European the concept seems quite natural and I would argue that many of the larger cities in Europe are already “15-minute cities”. When I lived in Copenhagen I had most of what I needed within a 15 minutes walk. (Work was in another part of town but still within 15-20 minutes on a bicycle).
Excellent observation. As a European, you recognize 15-minute cities align with many existing European urban forms - contrasting North American car-centric patterns. Walkable mixed-use neighborhoods intrinsic to European cities naturally provide daily needs within close proximity. As North American cities transition to more sustainable models, European cities provide proven examples of thriving human-scale planning.
We oppose it because the people proposing it are authoritarian lunatics. If this was 100% a choice, where people are free to come and go as they wish, then it sounds like a great idea.
See how its working for those in Edmonton Canada. Smell the coffee?
Your comment section is wild 😂
This reminds me a lot of Europe, they have had to be smart about how they design their cities. Amsterdam is a great example of reprioritizing biking, public transportation, and people walking over cars.
I do hope in the US we start to deprioritize cars for more walkable and bike-able cities. If we could beef up our public transportation infrastructure that would be incredible, especially if folks can go from city to city without a car.
I appreciate your perspective - European cities like Amsterdam provide great models for sustainable, human-scale urban design that reprioritizes walking, biking and transit. I share your hope that US cities can transition incrementally in that direction too through zoning reforms and infrastructure improvements focused on livability and access. While change causes unease, if we focus on inclusive, practical solutions, better and more equitable cities are possible.
What happens if you don't like riding bikes.
@@rosshitchen-ij6enwalk nibba!
Use street car
Or disability scooter ?
Crawl?
@@rosshitchen-ij6enYou don't ride a bike
@@ragnakleinen2109 sometimes
All those lovely vegetables you show throughout the video. Where are they grown? How do they get into the city? Where do the *elite* live?
@robinwiese3357 Good point - sustainable city models need strong links to regional food sources and agriculture. Urban farming could provide some local produce, but much would come from surrounding rural farms. Equitable development and avoiding gentrification are also key concerns to ensure vibrant, mixed-income neighborhoods for all. Appreciate you raising considerations around supply chains and equitable access - regional connections remain essential even in localized models.
The elites will live far outside the city away from people and they will have huge houses and driveways and garages.
Important questions. Sustainable cities require strong connections and supply chains to surrounding agricultural communities. Equitable development is also crucial to create inclusive neighborhoods for all.
The rich people won't be living in the 15 min city.They will own large lots of land outside.
This future city already exist, NEW YORK CITY ❤🇺🇸🗽.
Thank 4 guidance & perfect explanation ❤
Guess the transportation system should have thought of that before they built major freeways.
You're right, past transportation planning decisions that prioritized highways and cars have lasting impacts. Retrofitting entrenched infrastructure is challenging. While poorly designed cities can't radically transform overnight, incremental steps like walkability, biking, and transit investments can slowly reimagine neighborhoods sustainably. Zoning reforms can also encourage mixed-use growth. Adapting won't be quick or easy, but better future urban options are possible if we learn from the past.
Blame Charles Wilson and General Motors for that. Making North America car dependent was propagandized by the American auto industry from the start, only to further spread to other countries. Japan found out quickly that it wouldn’t work there and dropped highway-oriented development by the 60s, while North America doubled down on it.
I prefer the term walkable city.
Something as simple as renting out the streets to allow food trade bazaars would stop car traffic and allow bicycle-friendly 15-minute city.
I like driving my car in the city.
Excellent point - converting streets into pedestrian zones for markets and vendors is a simple, tactical way to quickly transform car-centric areas into walkable, bikeable community spaces. Testing and experiencing these vibrant urban designs builds support for more permanent infrastructure changes towards human-scale, 15-minute neighborhoods. Small steps can lead to bigger change.
Valid point - many still prefer driving, and options shouldn't be eliminated. The goal is balance and accessibility through multiple modes, not restrictions. With incremental change, neighborhoods can become more sustainable while still accommodating driving and diverse needs.
@@rosshitchen-ij6en if you like driving, you could also support moving from income taxes to emission taxes.
If your car is green, i.e. electric, you pay zero income tax, and zero VAT on your car, as it@s green.
On the other hand, if you own an ICE car, you pay more for fuel, but it's offset by you not paying income tax.
You could pay for driving, as this uses infrastructure more than cycling, and you would enjoy less congestion, as other people start to cycle more, because it's cheaper.
And where will I put my individual garden???
balcony
Sorry, there won’t be room, is that what’s going to wake you up to this nonsense? Whatever it takes!
Stack and pack housing, no thank you! I lived in apartments and no way do I ever want to live that way again.
@@gizmo42001 a community can have single family homes and still be a 15 minute town. I don't get you Americans and your hatred against having commercial establishments within walking distance from your home.
To arrive at your 15 minute panopticon city, just take Route 666.
Great compilation...sure way forward.... thankyou!
Everything is great except the music. It detracts from the message of the video.
Thank your for a very well presenting clip. Very informative!
Writing by AI? The grammar is so weird.
This also assumes everyone's job has to be in their neighborhood or you have to move to the neighborhood where your job is.
Good point - the 15-minute city assumes people live and work in the same area, as in historic European towns. In modern cities this may not be the case. It would require some adjustment for people whose jobs are outside their neighborhood. With remote work rising, hopefully more can work near home if desired. But even with jobs elsewhere, 15-minute cities should ideally allow mobility between neighborhoods through transit and bike lanes. Rethinking urban design, housing, zoning, etc. can help create that accessible environment. There are challenges in sprawling regions, but focusing on highly livable, mixed-use neighborhoods moves in the right direction.
I was intrigued by this idea when I traveled to Toronto 25 years ago and read a book "Asphalt Nation."
I haven't found a totally walkable town in Ohio but I do live within walking distance to my bank, grocery store, a few restaurants, park path and 2 city bus stops.
I would gladly give up driving but my job requires me to drive . Once I retire if I can't drive or cannot afford a car I could probably get by not owning a car.
It's an incentive to stay healthy as I age.
The 15 minute city would mostly benefit the poor, the elderly and the disabled.
Try put a 15 min city in Texas
You're right, implementing 15-minute cities in Texas poses challenges due to sprawling geography and car-centric planning. Retrofitting existing infrastructure would be difficult. However, focusing redevelopment in city cores and around transit corridors could help incrementally. Zoning reforms, missing middle housing, pedestrian accessibility, and cycling infrastructure could "suburbanize" cities somewhat. While statewide 15-minute cities seem unlikely, elements tailored to Texas realities could improve livability where there's willingness to adapt. Incremental steps are possible.
The comment section became very crazy as soon as the video was released. It is now filled with very angry comments that support ridiculous conspiracy theories.
Ok where do I get my barcode.....😂
Pretend we have freedom. Pretend we have seasons. Etc.
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I am from Poland, country that is infected by car-dependence, and lives in Switzerland where public transit is prioritized over private carts. No one is forbidding cars but government subsidize public transit. No one is enslaved and those who wants to drive can drive but in cities public transit is more convenient. I am very much in favor of reducing car dependence, promoting public transit in cities and giving true freedom. Car dependence is slavery not freedom. It amuses me how idea of car independence makes some people triggered. If someone thinks that transit oriented and human scale place in a concentration camp should see such camp and stop talking nonsenses.
Cameras every inch. Assigned which shops you can shop at. Your social score deciding what you can buy. Black rock the owner of all real estate. Once you are to old or disabled you are put on the street because home ownership is illegal. All travel outside your concentration camp will require your owners permission. You will own nothing and be happy. Need a toaster and if your score is high enough your masters may let you borrow the community toaster. All your movements monitored, every conversation recorded. Think Auschwitz with more trees.
I understand your concerns, but let's not resort to extreme characterizations. The 15-minute city concept is about improving neighborhood livability, not oppression. With proper safeguards for equity, privacy and rights, thoughtfully designed communities can aim for benefits like walkability, local access, and sustainability without limiting freedoms. Collaboration that includes diverse voices is key. Comparisons to totalitarian regimes are unfounded and unproductive. We can build an inclusive society and livable cities through compassion, not fear. If concerns arise, they are best addressed through constructive dialogue, not inflammatory rhetoric. There are always reasonable ways forward when we work together in good faith.
@@UrbanDesignLab You are full of fancy talk, but the elites won't live in their 15 minute cities, they will be well away from them. They want everyone else to be cramped up in high rise flats. What about people who don't want to live in the city. Do we have a choice?????????
@@UrbanDesignLab "let's not resort to extremes". They said the same thing about legalizing gay marriage and now kids are having their genitals permanently mutilated.
@@UrbanDesignLab They think we will own nothing and be happy Lol
@@UrbanDesignLab No thanks.I like to live life on my terms.If i wanted to live in a collective i would move to Cuba.
So when do we move in?
… please tel me you’re kidding?😞
I grew up within a few miles from the original 15 minute city. Its nice but not for everyone. Irvine CA
Everyone drives a car.
I'm just here for the conspiracy theorists in the comments
@Coffeepanda294 Yeah, some of the "conspiracy theories" are pretty amusing! Creating more livable cities through planning is hardly sinister. The goal of 15-minute cities is simply giving residents good local access - not controlling lives. With community input, these initiatives can help neighborhoods thrive in a grassroots way. But the paranoid accusations definitely add entertainment! Wild imagination runs wild for some when improving neighborhoods is discussed.
@@UrbanDesignLab Its not about improving neighbourhoods, its only good if you want to live in a hugely populated city and live in a very small high rise flat. They want everyone crammed together , easier to control.
@@fionadyer8503 this is very true
@@nickshenton7738No, it’s not. Most urban planners believe missing middle housing is the way to go (like townhouses), not low density housing nor high rises.
A prison where as digital currency will be the means of transactions, 24 hour surveillance. The citadel of ricks;
Thats the plan.They think we were all born yesterday.
15 minute PRISON
You raise valid concerns, but let's avoid exaggerated characterizations. The 15-minute city aims to improve neighborhood livability, not limit freedom. Reasonable concerns around equity, privacy and oversight should be addressed through inclusive policies and planning centered on community needs. With an open, thoughtful approach, benefits can be maximized while risks are minimized.
@@UrbanDesignLab You come across as ashill for the WEF.
@@rosshitchen-ij6enand you come across as a brainwashed conspiracy theorist.
How does having access to stuff like groceries, cafes, healthcare and work within close proximity to your home, make these kind of communities in to prisons?
It’s not like you HAVE to use what’s on offer in your own community exclusively. If you prefer offerings in another community you can easily commute to a nearby community and take advantage of what they offer instead.
@@TOPHOLM04 If you did some research on the concept you might change your view.
Utopia at last! NOT.
Objective: You will own nothing, no property, including a home, or land, by 2030 no car. You will be restricted to your designated sector and subject to monitoring. Check point, you must provide your identification and proof of residence. example; “Show me your papers” Senate Bill107
I thought you guys wanted to people to need papers to cross a border, smh
This is the most Hilarious promotion I’ve ever seen! Signup and you’re TRAPPED for life, no escaping no development. Please peeps…..DO NOT accept his way of life
How will jobs work in this wont it promote just top down centralized control and urban planned mobilisation of services, who will get to run prime commercial spots in this.
What about edges of the city ?
What about Privacy , how is this better than Node based planning ... how will parking work ? How will it work in monsoon heavy regions ? How will solve problems of natural ventilation is this an architectural solution or is this an economic centralised bank funded product? Why no mention of God and Places of worship here ?
You raise some thoughtful concerns about how 15-minute cities could function. Implementing them well requires considering many factors:
Jobs would need to be distributed throughout neighborhoods, allowing more people to work close to home. It can't just be top-down planning - there must be local input and autonomy in managing neighborhoods. Commercial spots should benefit small, independent businesses too. Parking needs solutions like shared public lots on neighborhood edges rather than on every block.
In monsoon regions, covered walkways and adequate drainage would be important. Ventilation and climate responsive design are key architectural considerations. But 15-minute cities also require economic support and policy changes like mixed-use zoning.
Privacy and personal choice in how to access services must be balanced with community connectivity. Places of worship have an important role in nurturing local culture, identity and values.
The goal is creating inclusive, resilient neighborhoods optimized for people to thrive. But this requires holistic planning and equitable development, not top-down control. With careful design tailored to local context and direct community participation, 15-minute cities have potential while addressing valid concerns like yours.
I live In England in a suburb in a big city. I don’t know how they think this will work. Why would anyone want to live in a more densely populated area. ? Almost Everyone I know works much further than 15 minutes bike/walk away from there house.
@nickshenton7738 Appreciate the on-the-ground view. For existing suburbs where people live/work far apart, 15-minute cities would require major changes. But for new developments, mixed use zoning and density could allow more people to work near home. Retrofitting car-centric suburbs would definitely be challenging and take rethinking policies. Gradual steps like transit-oriented development may help start shifting suburban areas in a more localized direction.
@@UrbanDesignLab yes but that don’t address the point who wants to
Live in a much more densely populated areas. There never going to make more jobs in poker areas there will only be the low paid jobs in these areas too.
Iam an architect and interesting in sustainable urban systems. Acutally i find this urban concept is a good one for supporting sustainability and liveability of cities..but the only concern is how you will distribute jobs based on proximity?
I think it will work if we keep a central CBD with high density of all large companies and all high rate jobs with all supported aminities.. put it in seperate urban zone..then connect this central zone with small cities around it where low and medium rate jobs are placed in each 15-minuts city.. and all connected by sustainable transit system
Dont fqll for this na tjis is human controle eat bugs own nothing and be happy
Terrifyingly dystopian, hope I die before they set this up!
#BlueCollarBoycott
15 min city = open air prison. Bill gates might let you eat meat on Saturday if you ride a bike and dont use your AC
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Big shit, 15 minutes prison 🤮