Abstract | In 2020, Paris’ mayor Anne Hidalgo embarked on a visionary campaign, promising to transform Paris into a 15-minute City. Far from fading, interest in this transformative concept has only intensified. Numerous cities have since joined the mission, aspiring to achieve sustainable mobility, inclusive transportation, and the creation of climate-neutral urban landscapes. The number of 15-minute Cities is continuously growing, making existing overview studies quickly outdated. Consequently, there remains a notable gap in understanding the intricate global landscape of practical definitions, strategies, instruments, implementation experiences, as well as the needs and challenges in research and innovation associated with the 15-minute city concept and its related policy domains. With its 15-minute City Transition Pathway, the European partnership Driving Urban Transitions to a Sustainable Future (DUT) aims to address this knowledge gap. One of the main goals is the creation of a 15-minute City Innovation Portfolio, which will pool knowledge on strategies, policies, and other aspects of implementing the 15-minute City concept. The portfolio is to be expanded by more than 10 examples each year from 2025 onwards. The 15-minute City mapping activity, which results we present here, is an important starting point that provides an initial overview for the Innovation Portfolio and analytical methods for collecting international experiences, tools, and practices in the following phases of the roadmap for the 15-minute City Transition Pathway. With the results of this project, we will lay the foundation for the development of the Innovation Portfolio and thus move the discussion of the 15-minute City more towards concrete aspects of practical implementation. This report is structured into two main sections. Chapter 2 presents the outcomes of the extensive international study of 15-minute City practices. We showcase cities that have already implemented or are currently in the process of adopting 15mC policies, illustrating the diversity of approaches taken in Europe and worldwide. Following this, Chapter 3 offers six in-depth case studies of European cities, offering a detailed analysis of practical implementations of the 15mC paradigm. These ‘Deep Dives’ will not only provide a nuanced overview of the policies but also critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their implementation, drawing from the firsthand experiences of the respective local planning practitioners. Finally, we present our findings into a summary of key learnings and offer policy recommendations for consideration in Chapter 4. |
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