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    The Future of Cities

    Aug 16, 2022 3 minutes
    by AZZURRA COX
    Illustrations by
    TIM PEACOCK

    INVESTING IN THE HYPERLOCAL

    he benefits of the 15-minute city—where residents enjoy a range of essential services within a short walk of their homes—became more evident during the last two years, when many commutes were eliminated and daily routines took place in a tighter perimeter. With the future of in-office work still up in the air, some cities are pouring resources into specific neighborhoods. “The question is how can we reinvest into not the monumental spaces, but the daily spaces,” says Alexa Bush,

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