Camilla Siggaard Anderson: The 15-minute city concept could revolutionise how we live

Cork, Limerick, and Galway could all benefit from the idea which focuses on people being able to access essential services within a short walk or bike ride from their home

Patrick St, Cork. Irish cities were initially developed as dense, walkable, and amenity-rich clusters.

The 15-minute city is an urban planning concept based around the idea that people should be able to access essential daily amenities within a short walk or bike ride from their home.

This specific model was first suggested by Professor Carlos Moreno in 2016 for the city of Paris, but similar ideas of proximity-based planning and polycentricism have been around for much longer.