WalkBoston’s Talk the Walk Session
“15-Minute Cities”
July 29, 12-1pm
Register on Zoom

Lunch hour discussion session on Zoom. Open to all. Eating is encouraged. Video is optional. 

This is our first go at having a topic-driven discussion session (not just books!). These discussion sessions may include articles, podcasts, videos, and yes, maybe even a book or two. 

The first session will cover “15-Minute Cities.” Short explainer of the concept from Wikipedia. A few relevant articles are below. If you have read something related that others might find interesting or a question you’d like to include, send it our way—we can include it in our event reminder email and add to this post.

Discussion questions: 

• For whom does this concept work? For whom doesn’t it work?
• Does the concept exacerbate economic and ethnic segregation?
• Why has the concept come to prominence now? What makes it exciting to planners?
• Is it less applicable or more applicable if larger numbers of remote workers move to remote areas?
• What does it mean for already built up cities? Is it applicable to American suburbs?

Register for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlfuurqzIvGdBFihVdRDkg-rlLon09UtCc
You will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. 

Articles to get you started:

• Bloomberg: “The ‘15-Minute City’ Isn’t Made for Disabled Bodies”
• CNU Public Square: “Defining the 15-minute city”
• Financial Times: “Welcome to the 15-minute city” (subscription may be required)
• Government Technology: “Equitable Urban Planning May Mean Ditching the 15-Minute City”
• Intertraffic: “15 MINUTE CITY: URBAN MOBILITY SOLUTION TO THE ENVIRONMENT?”