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Book review: Emergent Tokyo
Book review: Emergent Tokyo

Great cities are built not from the top down but from the bottom up.

The huge unmet demand for walkable places
The huge unmet demand for walkable places

The evidence is clear: demand for homes in walkable neighborhoods in the United States outstrips supply by a factor of 4 or more.

Who's scared of 15-minute cities?
Who's scared of 15-minute cities?

DW’s Living Planet podcast explores 15-minute cities with Dan Luscher and Lindsay Sturman.

Cleveland’s 15-minute city journey
Cleveland’s 15-minute city journey

Cleveland is pursuing the most integrated government-led effort in the United States to use 15-minute-city principles to create a more vibrant and equitable city.

Vision Zero
Vision Zero

A focus on safety could be the “keystone habit” for reimagining our transportation systems and transforming our cities.

View fullsize New blog post: Emergent Tokyo shows how great cities are built: not from the top down but from the bottom up. They are not built out of whole cloth, neighborhood by neighborhood, but rather building by building. They don’t appear, they emerge.
View fullsize A city’s porosity (or permeability) is crucial. Porosity encourages walking, boosts the sense of community, and contributes to empathy and tolerance by better mixing people and neighborhoods. For a deep dive, check out this paper discussing how
View fullsize “We’re not building cities. We are scaling the power of people to reshape them.” - David Miet of urban design firm Villes Vivantes. Check them out at www.vivantes.fr. Image: David Miet . . . . . #15minutecity #15mincity #walkablecit
View fullsize Outstanding new branding for the 15-minute city, by @rovelocreative. . . . . . #15minutecity #15mincity #walkablecities #sustainablecities #cities
View fullsize I am featured in the latest episode of DW’s Living Planet podcast, talking about walkable cities and 15-minute city conspiracy theories. Also featured is my friend Lindsay Sturman, who describes the amazing @lci_la. Have a listen when you have
View fullsize Comprehensive traffic calming results in “traffic evaporation,” reducing overall car travel in center city areas by 25-69% rather than simply transferring traffic to adjacent streets. h/t to Lab of Thought (@fietsprofessor) for alerting m
View fullsize Utrecht’s Spatial Strategy 2040 aims to turn that Dutch city into a 10-minute city by creating hubs (2nd image), an excellent transport network (3rd), and green corridors (4th) to put most everything nearby (5th). h/t to @carlosmorenofr for ale
View fullsize Last but not least, to wrap up our six-part “new urban conditions” series illustrating key 15-minute city principles from Hassell’s Close to Home report: The Active City. The 15-minute city focuses on active mobility modes that keep
View fullsize Next up in the “new urban conditions” series from Hassell’s Close to Home report: The Slow City. Being closer to essential amenities allows people to greatly reduce travel time and enjoy traveling through a pleasant, walkable local
View fullsize Part 4 of the “new urban conditions” series from Hassell’s Close to Home report: The Social City. By clustering people around essential amenities, the 15-minute city helps people connect, creating stronger, more productive, and more

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