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Op-Ed: Summer in Berlin Changes Perspective on Cars
It's hard to experience a real-world "15-minute city" with a world-class rail network and then go back to driving everywhere for everything
Kyle Kayhan
May 20, 2026
Urban Truth Collective: The One-Hour City Conspiracy
Here's the real conspiracy: Too many people are forced into car-dependent lives, with more health harms, more crashes, more noise, more air pollution, more social isolation — and less space for everything good our streets should be giving us.
April 27, 2026
Urban Truth Collective: Straight Talk About The Joy Of Cities In An Age Of Disinformation
The Three Tenors of Urbanism explain their latest effort: The Urban Truth Collective.
Grant Ennis
March 4, 2026
Form-Based Codes Mean More Sustainable Cities
New research shows that prioritizing building "form" over their use leads to more sustainable cities.
Jack Guan
July 7, 2025
Opinion: Our Loneliness Epidemic Reveals America’s Failed Urban Planning
"As we consider the multitude of ways to address our nation’s loneliness crisis, we must have serious conversations about how we can better shape our built environment to enable extended networks of care."
Abbey Seitz
October 10, 2024
Opinion: It’s Time to Update the 15-Minute City
Putting everything we need close by is a great idea — but efficient travel is not as important as social interactions.
Paul Kalbfleisch
August 13, 2024
Want a Better 15-Minute City? Ask Residents What They Really Want
A new study from Bogotá models how other cities can ask a deeper set of questions about how to put essential needs within walking, biking or transit distance.
March 18, 2024
Huchiun Park Opens in Emeryville
The little city that can (have bike lanes, have bike/ped bridges, have safe streets) just got a brand new park
October 30, 2023
Streetfilms Joins Streetsblog for a Tour of Alameda’s New Cycletracks
Enjoy this view of western Alameda's new raised cycle track at The Point
July 31, 2023
The Walkable Neighborhoods Americans Want May Be Closer Than We Think
Walkable neighborhoods are a rare and valuable commodity in the U.S. housing market. But millions of places could be closer to the 15 Minute City ideal than we realize, a new study argued — if we made the modest policy changes they need to thrive.
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July 5, 2023
