City Minutes

City Minutes: How realistic is a 15-minute city?

Director of Policy and Research Paul Swinney joins Chief Executive Andrew Carter to unpack the merits and challenges posed by the idea of the 15-minute city.

Podcast published on 23 February 2021

Coined in Paris, the idea of the 15-minute city is that people can access all the services and amenities they need in their daily lives within a 15-minute journey by foot or by bike. It’s a concept that has grown in popularity over the last 12 months in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and shifts towards remote working.

Will Covid-19 make the 15-minute city a reality?

For this episode of City Minutes, Director of Policy and Research Paul Swinney joins Andrew Carter to unpack the merits and challenges posed by the idea of the 15-minute city, which he also discusses in his latest blog.

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