20-minute neighbourhoods: A community perspective from the streets of Scotland

Stephen Edwards, Rachel Lee, Kate Joester and Anne Docherty
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Stephen Edwards: Living Streets, UK
Rachel Lee: Living Streets, UK
Kate Joester: Living Streets Scotland, UK
Anne Docherty: Living Streets Scotland, UK

Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, 2023, vol. 16, issue 3, 277-286

Abstract: The Scottish government has made the 20-minute neighbourhoods approach a priority. They are an important part of the nation’s plans for regeneration and its response to the climate crisis. Drawing on the model developed by Plan Melbourne, this paper discusses the application of the 20-minute neighbourhood concept in the established neighbourhoods of North Lanarkshire, Stirling and Dunblane from a community perspective. Based on the findings of a year-long project by Living Streets Scotland, it reminds planners and urbanists interested in creating low-traffic, 15- or 20-minute neighbourhoods or cities that listening to community viewpoints, in particular the voices of women, children, older and disabled people, is essential to their successful implementation. There is no ‘one size fits all’. Walking is literally a street-by-street issue. Every pavement, every crossing, every route — including longer journeys that cannot be walked or cycled — must be joined up for any of it to be accessible.

Keywords: Scotland; Melbourne; 20-minute neighbourhoods; walking; communities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R00 Z33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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