Second International 15-Minute City Meeting
The 15-Minute City Beyond the City
Ljubljana, Slovenia. June 11-12, 2026
Program
Day 1 | 11 June 2026
10:00 – 14:00
Geography Talk
The 15-Minute City at the Regional Scale
The morning program was organized as public event within the Geography Talk at ZRC SAZU, a series of public discussions aimed at addressing current social, economic, and environmental issues in the fields of geography and related sciences.
The presentations adressed the extent to which spatial settings in favour of the 15-Minute City already exist in the four case study urban regions (Berlin, Hanover, Ljubljana, Vienna), which population groups are taking advantage and which are more car dependent.
10:00 – 12:00
Insights from the TuneTo15 Project
Welcome and Introduction
Jernej Tiran – ZRC SAZU
TuneTo15 Results Presentation
The Geography of the 15-Minute City in Urban Regions
Björn Schwarze and Klaus Spiekermann – S&W Urban and Regional Research
TuneTo15 Results Presentation
Can the 15-Minute City Work at the Regional Scale? The Case of Ljubljana Urban Region
Janez Nared, Jernej Tiran and Maruša Goluža – ZRC SAZU
Discussion
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch Break
13:00 – 14:00
A Greater Paris and the 15-Minute City
Like no other city Paris with its institutions and experts has created and contributed to the concept of the 15-Minute City. So the TuneTo15 and the local guests welcomed the current insights directly from Paris on an urban and metropolitan scale.
Introduction
Florian Lorenz – LAUT
Urban Spotlight Presentation [virtual]
Paris and the “15-Minute City” – Recent Developments and Shifts in Scale
Yann-Fanch Vauleon – Atelier Parisien d’Urbanisme (APUR)
Discussion
14:00 – 19:00
Field Trip
The 15-Minute City as Lived Potential in the Region
Excursion by public transport and walking led by ZRC SAZU with expert inputs from the Slovenian Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy.
We visited municipalities to the southeast of Ljubljana to explore the potentials of the 15-Minute City concept at a regional scale in various contexts from urban to rural.
Introduction and Background Information about the Field Trip
Janez Nared – ZRC SAZU
Day 2 | 12 June 2026
09:00 – 13:00
Working Sessions
9:00 – 10:00
Regional Spotlights
Summary and Reflection of Day One
Lisa Ruhrort – German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu)
Spotlight Ljubljana Region
Innovative.Green.Connected – Ljubljana Urban Region
Klemen Gostič – Regional Development Agency of Ljubljana Urban Region
Spotlight Helsinki Region
From Regional Structure to Everyday Accessibility
Pasi Kouhia – Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council
Discussion
10:00 – 11:00
Workshop #1:
Centralities and Interrelations from City Center to Suburbia
Discussion and knowledge exchange in two groups. In each group, a short talk (spotlight) from the TuneTo15 Municipal Peer Group inspired the discussion.
Workshop GROUP A
From City Center to Suburbia: 15-Minute City Variantions and Different Levels of Centrality
Spotlight Gent
Levels of Centrality – Gent Region
Wim Shuddinck – Mobility Company, City of Gent
Facilitation: Valentin Gebhardt – City of Vienna, Urban Planning and Development (MA18) & Georg Wieser – LAUT
Workshop GROUP B
The 15-Minute City and Its Hinterland: Interrelations and Interdependencies
Spotlight Hannover
No Mandate, No Problem: How the Hannover Region Shapes SUMP Progress Through Partnerships
Martin Nebendahl – Region of Hannover
Facilitation: Janez Nared – ZRC SAZU & Florian Lorenz – LAUT
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30
Workshop #2:
Overcoming Car-Dependency and Related Conflicts
Discussion and knowledge exchange in two groups. In each group, a short talk (spotlight) from the TuneTo15 Municipal Peer Group inspired the discussion.
Workshop GROUP C
Strategies for Reducing Car-Dependency
Spotlight Hamburg
Seamless Mobility – Walking Holds the Key to Public Transport
Susanne Elfferding – Hamburg Ministry for Transport and Mobility Transition
Facilitation: Klaus Spiekermann – S&W Urban and Regional Research & Luis Ullmann – German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu)
Workshop GROUP D
Reallocating Street Space Within and Beyond the 15-Minute City
Spotlight Milan
Opening Streets in Milan: Strategies, Conflicts and Opportunities
Claudia Sani – Agenzia Mobilità Ambiente Territorio (AMAT)
Facilitation: Lisa Ruhrort – German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu) & Levke Sönksen – German Institute of Urban Affairs (Difu)
12:30 – 13:00
Wrap-up and Closing Discussion
Meeting in plenary to wrap-up the working sessions.
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00
End of Official Program