UK 15-Minute City Webinar

The 15-minute city model is a concept which looks to offer individuals access to six urban essentials when traveling by foot or bicycle - to live, to work, to supply, to care, to learn and to enjoy within commutable distance. In essence, it is a concept which looks to radically modify urban living, aiming to offer better quality of life to residents and users of a district.

The model was originally developed in 2016 by Carlos Moreno, Professor at the Panthéon Sorbonne University in Paris. Following COVID-19, the globe saw a radical culture shift, disruptions to ways of life, increased loneliness, compartmentalised living brought about by the upsurge of digital technology for communication, and less social activity. In response, a number of cities across Europe have already embraced the concept, looking to implement a more sustainable, eco-friendly strategy to their future urban plans. How can urban spaces be altered to offer increased diversity and less single-function areas? How can accessibility improve, and traffic and motorised transport be reduced?

In the UK, various cities such as Oxford, Sheffield and Bristol, have put forward plans to introduce various elements of the concept.

Join Councillor Duncan Enright, Cabinet Member for Travel & Development Strategy and Deputy Leader of Labour & Co-operative Party Group, Oxfordshire, as we delve into the15-minute city theory. How does the concept aim to transform citizens’ lives for the better while strictly adhering to sustainable goals? Is this transformation achievable within an already established urban region? What are the benefits to this model and points to consider? Is this concept applicable to the UK?