15-Minute City
@15minutecity.com
The #15MinuteCity: putting people at the center of urban transformation.
Posts by Dan Luscher.
Posts by Dan Luscher.
New blog post: Emergent Tokyo shows how great cities are built - not from the top down but from the bottom up. www.15minutecity.com/blog/tokyo
Book review: Emergent Tokyo — 15-Minute City
Great cities are built not from the top down but from the bottom up.
www.15minutecity.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New blog post: Emergent Tokyo shows how great cities are built - not from the top down but from the bottom up. www.15minutecity.com/blog/tokyo
Thought-provoking piece on cities and abundance by "Radical Adaptation" author Brian Stone Jr. "We must do more than expedite our permitting processes; we must reimagine urbanization."
www.noemamag.com/the-abundanc...
www.noemamag.com/the-abundanc...
The Abundance Movement’s Blind Spot | NOEMA
What if Americans care more about the cost of climate disasters than carbon-free energy?
www.noemamag.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Thought-provoking piece on cities and abundance by "Radical Adaptation" author Brian Stone Jr. "We must do more than expedite our permitting processes; we must reimagine urbanization."
www.noemamag.com/the-abundanc...
www.noemamag.com/the-abundanc...
In the U.S., it's #WeekWithoutDriving starting today!
First day of #WeekWithoutDriving 2025, are you ready? disabilityrightswa.org/how-would-yo...
How Would You Get Around If You Couldn't Drive Yourself? - Disability Rights Washington
Washington State, September 29 to October 5, 2025 -- Imagine your life without driving. Could you navigate your daily routines, reach your workplace, doctor's office, or connect with loved ones? This ...
disabilityrightswa.org
September 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In the U.S., it's #WeekWithoutDriving starting today!
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Thanks so much, Dan! Really thrilled to hear you enjoyed the book — you're totally right that the 15-minute city ideal lines up with what I'm calling for.
July 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Thanks so much, Dan! Really thrilled to hear you enjoyed the book — you're totally right that the 15-minute city ideal lines up with what I'm calling for.
Paoletta’s antidote is fully consistent with the 15-minute city playbook: "To survive the twenty-first century, we'll have to return to traditions of cohabitation and fellowship, fostering an interdependent community in recognition of the inherent limits of any place we hope to call home." 3/3
"It's ludicrous for developers to build new subdivisions thirty miles from downtown Phoenix while neighborhoods that are little more than fifty years old degenerate into a patchwork of clearings." 2/3
I just finished reading American Oasis and am absorbing Kyle Paoletta's scathing critiques of development patterns in the American Southwest that are STILL ONGOING @kpaoletta.bsky.social 1/3
July 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Paoletta’s antidote is fully consistent with the 15-minute city playbook: "To survive the twenty-first century, we'll have to return to traditions of cohabitation and fellowship, fostering an interdependent community in recognition of the inherent limits of any place we hope to call home." 3/3
"It's ludicrous for developers to build new subdivisions thirty miles from downtown Phoenix while neighborhoods that are little more than fifty years old degenerate into a patchwork of clearings." 2/3
I just finished reading American Oasis and am absorbing Kyle Paoletta's scathing critiques of development patterns in the American Southwest that are STILL ONGOING @kpaoletta.bsky.social 1/3
American Oasis — Kyle Paoletta
Preorder "American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest," coming January 14, 2025 from Pantheon.
www.kylepaoletta.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"It's ludicrous for developers to build new subdivisions thirty miles from downtown Phoenix while neighborhoods that are little more than fifty years old degenerate into a patchwork of clearings." 2/3
I just finished reading American Oasis and am absorbing Kyle Paoletta's scathing critiques of development patterns in the American Southwest that are STILL ONGOING @kpaoletta.bsky.social 1/3
American Oasis — Kyle Paoletta
Preorder "American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest," coming January 14, 2025 from Pantheon.
www.kylepaoletta.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I just finished reading American Oasis and am absorbing Kyle Paoletta's scathing critiques of development patterns in the American Southwest that are STILL ONGOING @kpaoletta.bsky.social 1/3
Less asphalt, more life: an eloquent call for better urban planning in Nigeria by Caroline Bos of UNStudio
Less Asphalt, More Life: A bold future of urban mobility
Earlier this year, the urban planning world lost a giant. Donald Shoup, the Distinguished Professor known for transforming how we think about cities and cars, passed away.
guardian.ng
June 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Less asphalt, more life: an eloquent call for better urban planning in Nigeria by Caroline Bos of UNStudio
"I’ve fallen in love with San Francisco again by riding my bike,” says baseball announcer / bike commuter Dave Flemming. @peterhartlaub.bsky.social @SFchronicle.com
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San Francisco’s most famous bike commuter? This Giants broadcaster
In the broadcast booth Dave Flemming is a composed professional. On his bike pedaling through San Francisco to Oracle Park another side emerges: unabashed fan.
www.sfchronicle.com
June 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"I’ve fallen in love with San Francisco again by riding my bike,” says baseball announcer / bike commuter Dave Flemming. @peterhartlaub.bsky.social @SFchronicle.com
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
"Gearheads owe it to themselves to consider the environmental and social costs that their preferred mode exacts on cities."
We need more Matt Farahs who understand the difference between car enthusiasm and car dependence. Another great piece from @davidzipper.bsky.social
Why Car YouTuber Matt Farah Is Fighting for Walkable Cities
The outspoken host of “The Smoking Tire” videos and podcasts has become an unlikely advocate for urban transportation policy reforms that limit car use.
www.bloomberg.com
April 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"Gearheads owe it to themselves to consider the environmental and social costs that their preferred mode exacts on cities."
We need more Matt Farahs who understand the difference between car enthusiasm and car dependence. Another great piece from @davidzipper.bsky.social
Why Car YouTuber Matt Farah Is Fighting for Walkable Cities
The outspoken host of “The Smoking Tire” videos and podcasts has become an unlikely advocate for urban transportation policy reforms that limit car use.
www.bloomberg.com
April 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We need more Matt Farahs who understand the difference between car enthusiasm and car dependence. Another great piece from @davidzipper.bsky.social
"We’re not building cities. We are scaling the power of people to reshape them." A fantastic philosophy articulated by David Miet of urban design firm Villes Vivantes. Check them out.
Villes Vivantes, start up d'urbanisme
BIMBY, BAMBA, BUNTI, BRAMBLE : 4 innovations deep tech pour vivifier nos villages, faire grandir nos villes et vibrer nos métropoles !
www.vivantes.fr
April 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
"We’re not building cities. We are scaling the power of people to reshape them." A fantastic philosophy articulated by David Miet of urban design firm Villes Vivantes. Check them out.
Gayle King, for example, looks like she'd rather be jumping on a bike than boarding a spacecraft.
April 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Gayle King, for example, looks like she'd rather be jumping on a bike than boarding a spacecraft.
@carltonreid.com's mic drop is on point: "Billionaires should jump on bicycles, not spacecraft."
Regular cycling is even better for you than you might think: Scottish study indicates that bike commuting reduces "all-cause mortality" by about half.
18-Year Study Of 82,297 Adults Finds Cycle Commuting Halves Chance Of Early Death
Billionaires famously want to live longer. They should jump on bicycles, not spacecraft.
www.forbes.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
@carltonreid.com's mic drop is on point: "Billionaires should jump on bicycles, not spacecraft."
Regular cycling is even better for you than you might think: Scottish study indicates that bike commuting reduces "all-cause mortality" by about half.
18-Year Study Of 82,297 Adults Finds Cycle Commuting Halves Chance Of Early Death
Billionaires famously want to live longer. They should jump on bicycles, not spacecraft.
www.forbes.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Regular cycling is even better for you than you might think: Scottish study indicates that bike commuting reduces "all-cause mortality" by about half.
Protected bike lanes help everyone, not just cyclists.
13-year study finds protected bike lanes make roads safer — for everyone
theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/20/1...
theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/20/1...
13-year study finds protected bike lanes make roads safer — for everyone
Cities with dedicated bike lanes had 44% fewer deaths and 50% fewer serious injuries.
theprogressplaybook.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Protected bike lanes help everyone, not just cyclists.
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Why can’t we have nice things? Aren’t we the greatest, most prosperous nation in history?
April 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Why can’t we have nice things? Aren’t we the greatest, most prosperous nation in history?
I'm neck-deep in the supply-side-focused Abundance world, but @davidzipper.bsky.social is (as usual) 100% right: for transportation, "simply uncorking more construction could be a prescription worse than the disease. The goal should be not just building more, but building smarter."
What Would ‘Transportation Abundance’ Look Like?
Fans of the abundance movement say that adding supply solves big problems in housing and health care. But when it comes to getting around, things get complicated.
www.bloomberg.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I'm neck-deep in the supply-side-focused Abundance world, but @davidzipper.bsky.social is (as usual) 100% right: for transportation, "simply uncorking more construction could be a prescription worse than the disease. The goal should be not just building more, but building smarter."
New blog post: the evidence is clear - demand for homes in walkable neighborhoods in the United States outstrips supply by a factor of 4 or more.
The huge unmet demand for walkable places — 15-Minute City
The evidence is clear: demand for homes in walkable neighborhoods in the United States outstrips supply by a factor of 4 or more.
www.15minutecity.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
New blog post: the evidence is clear - demand for homes in walkable neighborhoods in the United States outstrips supply by a factor of 4 or more.
Effective today, we are pivoting to focus our efforts on the #15HourCity, which "represents what we think are all the best qualities of a modern city: a lack of social connections [and] a profound sense of alienation." @mcsweeneys.net #freedom www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/int...
Introducing the 15-Hour City
“The 15-minute city principle suggests you should have your daily needs—work, food, healthcare, education, culture, and leisure—within a 15-minute ...
www.mcsweeneys.net
April 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Effective today, we are pivoting to focus our efforts on the #15HourCity, which "represents what we think are all the best qualities of a modern city: a lack of social connections [and] a profound sense of alienation." @mcsweeneys.net #freedom www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/int...
Love this quote from Charles Marohn's "Confessions of a Recovering Engineer": "A culture of walking and biking...is an egalitarian culture, one where the functional gap between social classes shrinks. Rich and poor alike walk on two feet." @clmarohn.bsky.social @strongtowns.org
Confessions of a Recovering Engineer
www.confessions.engineer
March 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Love this quote from Charles Marohn's "Confessions of a Recovering Engineer": "A culture of walking and biking...is an egalitarian culture, one where the functional gap between social classes shrinks. Rich and poor alike walk on two feet." @clmarohn.bsky.social @strongtowns.org
From the ever-quotable jeffspeck.bsky.social: "I frankly don’t need any more research on what is walkable or on what makes walkability important. It’s all so damn obvious. What we need now are more quick paths to the hoop - replicable successes that can spur action in communities..."
Jeff Speck on 'Walkable City' - Pedestrian Space
We recently finished Walkable City by Jeff Speck, an absolutely essential read and now highly valued reference in our library. We thank Jeff for taking time forContinue Reading
pedestrianspace.org
March 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
From the ever-quotable jeffspeck.bsky.social: "I frankly don’t need any more research on what is walkable or on what makes walkability important. It’s all so damn obvious. What we need now are more quick paths to the hoop - replicable successes that can spur action in communities..."
Transforming cities often boils down to governments saying "yes" rather than "no:" Mayor Paul Young has declared this Memphis's "Era of Yes."
‘YES’ MAN: Mayor Young declares ‘Era of Yes’ in optimistic State of the City address - TSDMemphis.com
Memphis Mayor Paul Young is a “YES” man. He basically said so himself. For his 2025 State of the City Address, not only did he have the words “YES” lit up in front and behind him, he was bold enough t...
tri-statedefender.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Transforming cities often boils down to governments saying "yes" rather than "no:" Mayor Paul Young has declared this Memphis's "Era of Yes."
I’m featured in the latest episode of DW’s Living Planet podcast, talking about walkable cities and 15-minute city conspiracy theories. Also featured is @lindsaysturman.bsky.social. Have a listen!
Who's scared of 15-minute cities? – DW – 02/21/2025
Imagine a city where everything - work, shopping, schools, and parks - is just 15 minutes away. Is this the key to a greener, more convenient future or a threat to personal freedom?
www.dw.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I’m featured in the latest episode of DW’s Living Planet podcast, talking about walkable cities and 15-minute city conspiracy theories. Also featured is @lindsaysturman.bsky.social. Have a listen!
Most public opinion surveys find that about half of Americans would prefer to live in a smaller house in a more walkable neighborhood, and according to a Kinder Institute survey in Houston, that desire is strongest in the exurbs.
Bill Fulton: "We simply haven’t built enough 15-minute neighborhoods in the United States." @futureofwhere.bsky.social
The 15-Minute City Is Great For Those Who Can Afford It
But most people who work in a 15-minute neighborhood can’t afford to live there. We have to build more 15-minute neighborhoods to meet demand and make sure at least some housing in them is affordable.
futureofwhere.substack.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Most public opinion surveys find that about half of Americans would prefer to live in a smaller house in a more walkable neighborhood, and according to a Kinder Institute survey in Houston, that desire is strongest in the exurbs.