Urban Notes 15-minute city resources and references Nels Nelson Published on: Feb 15, 2021 License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY 4.0) Urban Notes 15-minute city resources and references 15-minute city articles CityLab, Where the ‘15-Minute City’ Falls Short (2021-03-02): “Urban experts warn that a popular post-pandemic design principle may not translate well from Europe to North America, and could exacerbate inequality.” The critique is centered on historic inequity and the threat of gentrification, not the merits of compact, mixed-use cities. This could a “yes, and” rather than “no” piece, but I imagine the framing is inspired to get clicks. CNU, Defining the 15-minute city (2021-02-08): Authored by DPZ, this article gets into the issue of translating 15-minute travel times into multiple travel modes, including walking, biking, transit, and electric transportation, and what that means for service areas. YouTube, Carlos Moreno explains the 15-minute city (2021-01-25) Bloomberg, 15-minute city (2020-11-12) Paris to ‘get rid of 70,000 parking spaces’ (2020-10-21): Squeeze on cars continues in '15-minute city' under Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo. In her election night victory speech she told supporters: “You have chosen a Paris that can breathe.” CNU, Memphis 3.0 Comprehensive Plan article (2020-07-21): Planning for long-term growth around community anchors for efficiency and walkability is related to the 15- minute mission. C40, How to build back better with a 15-minute city (2020-07): Governance-related advice for taking steps towards 15-minute city predecessors Plan Melbourne, 20-minute neighborhoods (2017): Preceding Paris’ 15-minute city, this methodology looks at neighborhood amenities. Portland Climate Action Plan - Complete Neighborhoods (2015): Considers the need for residents to access basic needs by foot or bike within 20 minutes. Diagrams Translated version of Paris’ 15-minute city diagram (Le Paris du quart d'heure, 2020) 2 Urban Notes 15-minute city resources and references 3.