Perspectives

The 2020 pandemic has challenged many of our underlying assumptions about transport planning. Could our changing behaviours during lockdown result in an end to the 30-minute city and see a rise in 15-minute villages?

The economic and social pause by the pandemic might be coming to an end, but the space it has provided for a new public dialogue is incredibly valuable. We explore how existing trends around personal health and sustainable mobility options like walking and cycling have converged during the virus outbreak.

The built environment works with tools of unparalleled power and sophistication, but is held back by siloed data and a lack of common standards. Our belief is that when standards align, creativity grows.