Behold, the “15-minute city.”
At the most recent C40 World Mayors Summit last fall, it’s all people could talk about. “There may be fewer cars, more nature, more healthy air, more education, more sanitation. Citizens support this because with less pollution people live better,” Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo declared. All seemed to marvel at the model devised by French-Colombian expert Carlos Moreno. The idea is that city-dwellers should have access to their work, shopping, health, education, and leisure destinations in less than a 15-minute walk or bike ride.
