FAQs
What is meant by 15-minute neighbourhoods
The concept of 15-minute neighbourhoods is about trying to provide everyday services – schools, shops, doctors - in close proximity to where we live eg a local school within a safe and easy 15-minute walk or bike ride.
It is recognised that many of us will still need to travel further than 15 minutes to get to work or other destinations by car. And we are planning for that.
But we also want to make it convenient to get to everyday needs by other means - to give people more options for how they travel (walk, ride, bus or drive), promote healthier and more sustainable means of travel, and to help people that don’t have easy access to a private vehicle.