Volume 1 Written Statement

The 15-Minute City is an urban planning response to the UN SDGs and the Climate Change emergency. It provides a timely framework that combines prox- imity and social fabric to achieve positive change in our urban lifestyle and a new rhythm in our City. This new rhythm centres on increasing multipurpose functions, ease of access, people-orientated design and a sense of place.

A 15 Minute City

2.24 This Plan is being prepared and delivered in a time of a global climate change emergency and a global pandemic. This context has reiterated the need for a more resilient city that maintains and improves the quality of the natural and built environment for the benefit of current and future generations.

Figure 2.9: The 15 Minute City.

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Cork City Draft Development Plan 2022-2028

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