15 Minute City Paris

Find all the essentials for everyday life within 15 minutes from home – preferably by walking or cycling. That’s the basic concept of the so-called 15-minute city. The desired impact: clean air and improved quality of urban life. The mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo has made the “Ville Du Quart D’Heure” her very own mission. She plans to make Paris a people-friendly and sustainable city by removing space for cars and extending space for walking and cycling. Her concept also seems to convince the citizens of Paris – on June 28th she was re-elected as mayor. Whether the ecological transformation of the city will be undertaken and how, and if her ambitious goals in the field of mobility will be achieved, will be revealed during the coming years. The 15-minute city is based on the idea of the “segmented city” by Parisian professor Carlos Moreno. Linking hyper-proximities with multimodal and shared services can save time and space while making it possible to live comfortably without a private car.