Event Recording
The notion of 20-minute neighbourhoods is appealing and simple. Everyone should be able to access daily activities within a short walk from home. The appeal has only grown with COVID-19 lockdowns, yet current planning for 20-minute neighbourhoods is ad-hoc and lacks structural guidance.
Can a 20-minute neighbourhood meet all resident needs? If not, how do we prioritize the location of key community infrastructure? Can we distribute opportunities equitably and what trade-offs will be made? Asking such questions presents something of an identity crisis for 20-minute neighbourhoods, that threatens its simple appeal. In this event, we bring together a series of city planners and researchers who are tackling these questions. They share their views about how to successfully scale and integrate walkable design at the metropolitan scale.
panel
Adrian Gray, Urban Design, Brimbank City Council
Prof. Billie Giles-Corti, RMIT
Dale Bristow, Maroondah City Council
Prof. Iain White, University of Waikato, New Zealand
James Mant and Jo O’Byrne, DELWP
Moderators:
Liton Kamruzzaman, Monash University
Laura Aston, Monash University