What is an ideal 15-minute city?

Article Talk. The 15-minute city (FMC or 15mC) is an urban planning concept in which most daily necessities and services, such as work, shopping, education, healthcare, and leisure can be easily reached by a 15-minute walk or bike ride from any point in the city.



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The 15-minute city is an urban planning concept that proposes designing cities where all essential services, such as supermarkets, pharmacies, schools, leisure, and workplaces, are within a 15-minute walk, bike ride, or public transportation journey from people's homes.

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The “15-minute city” may be defined as an ideal geography where most human needs and many desires are located within a travel distance of 15 minutes. While automobiles may be accommodated in the 15-minute city, they cannot determine its scale or urban form.

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About 97% of the city is also within a 15-minute walk to a bus stop that connects to downtown (traffic jam, who?).

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Second, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo promised to make Paris a “15-minute city” in her successful re-election campaign in 2020. And third, as these maps prove, Paris already is a 15-minute city. (This is clever politics: Promise something that already exists, then take the credit for it.)

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The London Borough of Newham is aiming to transform some of its most deprived areas through the creation of '15-minute neighbourhoods' – where people can access all basic needs within walking or cycling distance from their homes.

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