Strategies from 15 Minute Neighborhoods Around the Word

As we explore the concept of 15 Minute Neighborhoods of Bengaluru, we have been studying examples of successful projects from around the world. These urban design interventions epitomize the partnerships forged between local communities and government entities to create vibrant people centered places that encourage sustainable mobility through pedestrian and cycling networks. The featured projects are:

Featured Case Studies:

🏰 Porte de Montmartre, Paris
Schools are envisioned as the foci of the ‘quarter-hour city’, along with pedestrian-first initiatives to enable people to live, work and move within proximity to meet their needs.
Image source: A School Street in 18e arrondissement

🌏 Croydon South, Melbourne
Croydon South was part of the ‘Living Locally’ 20 Minute Neighbourhood pilot program. Here community participation and technical assessments led to temporary and tactical interventions around the Eastfield Shops.
Image source: Proposed park near Eastfield Shops, Victoria Planning Authority

🏖️ Sant Antoni, Barcelona
The Superilles or “Superblocks” concept aims to recover spaces occupied by private vehicles in the city for its citizens.
Image source: Del Rio Bani, Archdaily

🏙️ Piazza Dergano, Milan
The Piazze Aperte (Open Squares) initiative of the City of Milan is an urban regeneration program to develop public squares as community gathering places by reclaiming parking spaces and extending pedestrian areas.
Image source: View of Piazza Dergano, with tactile interventions in place, Piazze Aperte Report, City of Milan

🌄 San Felipe, Bogota
The project aims to strengthen the city’s cultural and commercial dynamics by redistributing vehicle circulation spaces to benefit pedestrians, bearing in mind the distinct geography of Bogotá.
Image source: A man rides a bicycle on one of the streets in the San Felipe area, one of the Vital Neighborhoods of Bogotá, Vannessa Jimenez