Pavilion Talks: The 15-Minute City 
with Carlos Moreno

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Description

Join us at the World Urban Pavilion for an engaging session of Pavilion Talks featuring Carlos Moreno, the internationally celebrated urbanist behind the revolutionary 15-Minute City concept. This approach, which has gained traction worldwide, rethinks how cities can better serve their residents by ensuring that all essential services—workplaces, schools, healthcare, leisure spaces—are within a 15-minute walk or bike ride. It's a vision that promotes sustainable, resilient, and human-centered urban living.

At the heart of our mission, the World Urban Pavilion connects theory to practice by creating a platform where global ideas meet local action. We bring together city leaders, urban developers, planners, academics, and practitioners to address the most pressing urban challenges of our time. By bridging the gap between visionary concepts and real-world implementation, the Pavilion fosters partnerships that drive sustainable and inclusive transformations in cities.

In this session, we explore how the 15-Minute City model offers a blueprint for the future, ensuring that cities are not just places to live, but thriving ecosystems that support health, equity, and economic opportunity. By implementing this model, cities can reduce reliance on cars, lower carbon emissions, and create vibrant, localized communities where residents feel more connected to their environment and to each other.

Key Takeaways:

• Gain a deeper understanding of the principles that underpin the 15-Minute City, and its potential to address urban challenges like traffic congestion, housing affordability, and climate change.
• Learn from global case studies and best practices of cities that have adopted or are working toward this model.
• Explore practical strategies and tools that can be tailored to different city contexts, with a focus on sustainable development, urban resilience, and improved quality of life.

Why Attend?

• Engage directly with Carlos Moreno and other top experts in sustainable urban development.
• Understand how the 15-Minute City can be applied to your city's unique context and needs.
• Explore opportunities to collaborate with a global network of cities and urban innovators committed to localizing the SDGs and advancing equitable urban futures.
• Learn about the Pavilion’s initiatives that are bridging urban innovation with action, including how we are supporting cities across the globe in transforming theory into impactful urban projects.

All proceeds from this event will be allocated to the World Urban Pavilion's Canada Frontrunner of Urban SDGs program.