The “15-Minute City” has sparked global debate over the last few years. But beyond the headlines, how can proximity-centered planning genuinely improve daily life? And what happens when we try to apply these ideas across different urban, suburban, and even rural contexts?
Together with UMX by EIT Urban Mobility, we’re inviting you to a free live webinar exploring the realities, challenges, and opportunities behind one of the most discussed urban concepts today.
We’ve also intentionally allocated a bit more time than usual for the Q&A session to make sure we can cover as many audience questions and reflections as possible. As many of you asked for 💛
🗣️ Speaker: Benjamin Büttner, Head of TUM Accessibility Planning, Chair of Urban Structure and Transport Planning, Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Benjamin Büttner is a researcher and expert in urban mobility, accessibility, and proximity-based planning. His work focuses on creating more livable and sustainable cities through better connections between daily life, mobility, and urban development.
✅ What the 15-Minute City actually means in practice
✅ Real-world examples from cities and regions worldwide
✅ New research on mobility, accessibility, and neighborhood life
✅ The opportunities and tensions behind proximity-centered planning
🗓️ Thursday, 28 May 2026
🕔 8 AM PDT / 11 AM EDT / 5 PM CEST
💻 Live on Zoom
🎟️ Free to attend, but seats are limited
Ideal for urban professionals, planners, mobility experts, researchers, students, public sector professionals, and anyone interested in the future of livable cities.
To get the most out of the session, we strongly encourage participants to complete the free self-paced UMX course on 15-Minute Cities beforehand.
The course takes only 2 hours to complete and provides a strong foundation for the webinar discussion and Q&A.
The course is now available in 4 languages!
You can also get an optional certificate at the end and add it to your portfolio, LinkedIn, or CV.
🌍 Choose your language and enrol today:
You can also explore dozens of other free courses by UMX by EIT Urban Mobility here:
We hope this session will offer not only practical insights and fresh perspectives, but also an opportunity to reflect together on how we can design cities that support everyday life more meaningfully, accessibly, and sustainably.
Looking forward to seeing many of you there and hearing your thoughts, questions, and experiences from different parts of the world! 💛
And if you know someone who might be interested in the webinar or the course, feel free to forward this newsletter to them as well.
Warm wishes,
All Things Urban team
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