POLIS Active Travel & Health Working Group and ACUTE Project Workshop "15 min city: From concept to practice"

Join POLIS and ACUTE Project on 28 November in Leuven, Belgium, as a side event from the 2023 POLIS Conference!

Minimising negative externalities and maximising benefits from trends and concepts always presents challenges for cities and mobility, and it is no different for the concept of the 15-minute city. Proximity, reduced need for long commuting, strengthening the local economy, rebalancing the urban space and improved quality of life are some things the 15-minute city concept aims to achieve.

For that, a strong link between mobility and urban planning and design is essential, but what else is needed? How can research help to translate the concept into practice and different realities?

The POLIS Active Travel & Health Working Group invite you to this joint workshop with the ACUTE project on 28 November from 10:00 to 11:45 in Leuven, Belgium, as a side event from the 2023 POLIS Conference.

Through activities and presentations, this will be an interactive workshop to take a closer look at the 15-minute city. In the workshop, we will explore the 15-minute city concept by looking into cities' and practitioners' needs and challenges. From small measures to ambitious plans, we invite you to share your experiences with us in Leuven.

Agenda:

10h00 to 10h10 – Welcoming & Intro

• The 15 min city, different measures, different cities – examples

10h10 to 10h20 – Icebreaker

• Getting to know one another a bit more

10h20 to 10h40 – Sharing session: Expectations from the 15-minute city research

• How the research can support measures, implementation and practice. Interactive exercise led by the ACUTE project.

10h40 to 10h50 – Feedback round

10h50 to 11h10 – Assumptions about the 15-minute cities – City's experience

• Short presentation from one case study to explore:
  • Which problems are the 15-minute city tackling?
  • To whom is the 15-minute city?
  • What features are important in the 15-minute city?

11h10 to 11h40 – Fish Bowl discussion

• Based on the collected assumptions, a structured discussion where everyone can share their ideas.

11h40 to 11h45 - Conclusions and next steps