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The 15 Minute City

If you had 15 minutes to walk from your front door, where could you walk to? And would you?
If you had 15 minutes to walk from your front door, where could you walk to? And would you?

If you had 15 minutes to walk from your front door, where could you walk to? And  would you? The 15-minute city is an urban planning concept where any resident should be able to get to their job, visit the doctor, grab groceries, or even a cup of coffee with just a short walk or bike ride. Andre Brumfield of Gensler, Jason A. Segedy, Director of Planning and Urban Development for the City of Akron and Khrys Shefto, Director of Real Estate Development explain.

Andre Brumfield
Assoc. AIA, Cities & Urban Design Leader, Design Director, Principal, Gensler

Jason A. Segedy
Director of Planning and Urban Development, City of Akron

Khrys Shefton
Director of Real Estate Development , Famicos Foundation

Dan Moulthrop
CEO, The City Club of Cleveland

Natalia Garcia is a digital producer for the education team at Ideastream Public Media.