We are now hearing from the world-famous urban planner Carlos Moreno, who pioneered the “15-minute city” concept – that idea that everyone should be able to access daily necessities and services within a 15-minute walk, bike ride or public transport trip.
Moreno, the keynote speaker for Melbourne Assembly’s healthy places and people pillar, presented in partnership with Bupa, said the role of cities was crucial in combating the economic, social and ecological crises gripping the world.
He pointed to how the rise of motor vehicles had transformed cities worldwide, seeing them expand outwards and fragment into different areas.
“I have a place for working. I have places for living. I have places for culture. And for going from one activity to another activity, we need to have mobility. And this was the moment where the world was totally transformed by the motor highway,” Moreno said.
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