Features: 15 minute cities: how old solutions can become new innovations

0:01 15-minute cities, how old Solutions can become new Innovations read by me and a Westervelt a long-held. Staple of urban planning, the concept of the 15-minute city has re-emerged as somewhat of a controversial Concept. In recent times, in essence, it aims to ensure people can reach essential services like schools, grocery stores, and doctors within 15 minutes, commuted by foot or by bike.

0:28 In other words, sustainable Mobility. Leti is at the core of the concept. As one Carlos escudero at Yaga had a mobility and data science at vitoria-gasteiz explained in a recent Acclaim member webinar on mobile cities, the city of proximity behind the 15-minute city concept has been our City's approach for many decades, that's marvelous because in only 15 minutes, it's now possible to go from the city center by bike to the city surroundings and every neighborhood has within walking distance.

0:57 Most daily needs absolutely covered Third. That is amazing with World bicycle day and World environment day, just around the corner, we are taking inspiration from the old roots and new applications of the 15-minute city concept in looking at other ways cities from across Europe have drawn inspiration from the old to shape. The new sustainable Urban Mobility systems of the future while European towns, and cities may be motivated to accelerate the transition towards more sustainable mobility and transport.

1:27 It is not always easy to keep Pace with Innovations. In a field that is changing, so rapidly by building on other cities experiences. However, this Gap may be filled after all a solution that is tried and tested in one city, may be Innovative in a new context, or can be built upon through peer exchange, a clay, Europe transport expert and fast-track project coordinator and add that architects.

1:50 Who explains the ways that networks can support these efforts saying local authorities are ready to be at The Cutting Edge. Implementing the most Innovative sustainable. Ability Solutions, it's our job to help break down the barriers that are slowing them down. A group of 24 cities have been doing just that as part of the civitas fast-track project through this peer to peer Exchange program, it clay member Braga Portugal.

2:15 For example, has put in place plans to develop a traffic management system building on the experiences of a clay member bologna through a series of learning sequences in capacity building weeks, the city learned about the importance of data availability. Tea and gained a technical Regulatory and organizational understanding for what makes such traffic Management Systems effective.

2:37 At the same time. The devil is often in the details which can be brought to light through exchange as Paul Fenton program manager at the environment and health administration and clean vehicles group at the city of Stockholm explains fossil. Free transport is an inevitability but it remains a big challenge.

2:56 It is, particularly a challenge for a lot of hidden sectors, or Vehicle types which the city hasn't worked with before, I'm thinking of tourist, buses, personal pleasure, boats Etc. It is complicated and it makes the importance of talking in these types of fora and learning from other cities really important. It is not inevitable that all Municipal mobility and transport departments will have the capacities required to learn from build upon and apply lessons from other cities capacity development is thus crucial. Fortunately this is being Schneizel across the EU with 2023 being the European year of skills to this end. This year's Urban Mobility days.

3:37 Organized in collaboration with the Spanish presidency of the Council of the EU will focus on sustainable mobility and transport skills and development as Anna or Iggy. Deputy mayor of vitoria-gasteiz who sits on a clay, Arabs Regional executive committee. And on the civitas policy advisory committee explains vitoria-gasteiz provides a great example of How coming together with leaders across Europe can help all cities to move people and goods more sustainably.

4:07 In recent years, we have leverage the knowledge and resources gained from being active members of the European Mobility community and projects to increase use of sustainable transport modes, redesign our public transportation Network and refine, our sump. Plus, we've been able to share our expertise with proven Solutions like superblocks with our community of peers to help everyone reach.

4:29 The Sustainable Urban Mobility indeed, there are a myriad of ways to take advantage of the wealth of knowledge that other cities have regarding sustainable. Urban Mobility, become a civitas city, take advantage of the Fast Track final recommendations and knowledge coming out in the coming weeks and join us at the European sustainable cities and towns conference to see the rich.

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