How do 15-minute cities work?

Anchored by Anna Mae Lamentillo, How Do 15-Minute Cities Work? explains the idea behind designing communities where essential services are within easy reach. The 15-minute city model focuses on giving people access to schools, workplaces, markets, parks, clinics, public transport, and community spaces within a short walk, bike ride, or transit trip from home.

This video explores how walkable neighborhoods, mixed-use development, safer streets, active mobility, and accessible public services can help reduce long commutes, ease traffic congestion, and improve quality of life. It also looks at how cities can become more sustainable, inclusive, and people-centered by bringing daily needs closer to where people live.