Second International 15-Minute City Meeting
The 15-Minute City Beyond the City
Ljubljana, Slovenia. June 11-12, 2026
Program
Pre-event Day | 10 June 2026
19:00 –
Informal pre-event dinner (optional)
As opportunity to meet and have some food together we made a reservation at a local restaurant. Please let us know if you plan to attend! Dinner on self-paid basis.
location: Slovenska hiša Figovec, Gosposvetska cesta 1, 1000 Ljubljana (directions via Google maps)
Day 1 | 11 June 2026
09:30 – 14:00
Geographical Chat
The 15-Minute City at the Regional Scale
Location: Atrij, ZRC SAZU, Novi trg 2, Ljubljana (directions via google maps)
Format open to the public and attended by invited local participants.
09:30 – 10:00
Arrival and Registration
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 – ZRC SAZU, Jernej Tiran – ZRC SAZU & Maruša Goluža – ZRC SAZU
Discussion
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch Break
Lunch provided by TuneTo15
13:00 – 14:00
A Greater Paris and the 15-Minute City
Introduction
Florian Lorenz – LAUT
Urban Spotlight Presentation
Paris and the “15-Minute City” – Recent Developments and Shifts in Scale
Yann-Fanch Vauleon – Atelier Parisien d’Urbanisme (APUR)
Discussion
14:00
Departure for Excursion
We leave directly from the Geographical Chat for the excursion.
14:00 – 19:00
Excursion
The 15-Minute City as Lived Potential in the Region
Excursion by public transport and walking led by ZRC SAZU.
We will visit 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.
We will depart directly from the Geographical Chat and return together to the hotel.
20:00 –
Dinner & Reflection
Standing dinner provided by TuneTo15.
Possibility for bilateral reflections on the collected observations from the afternoon.
Location:
Good weather: Terrace of hotel, BB Hotel Park Ljubljana, Tabor 9, 1000 Ljubljana
Rain: Atrij, ZRC SAZU, Novi trg 2, Ljubljana (directions via google maps)
Day 2 | 12 June 2026
09:00 – 13:00
Working Sessions
Location: Gosposka and Križevniška Hall, Gosposka ulica 16, 1000 Ljubljana (directions via Google maps)
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
Talk title TBC
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 one of the TuneTo15 Municipal Peer Group Members or from an invited guest will inspire the discussion. The workshops are each facilitated by the TuneTo15 consortium.
MPG members will be curated into the two parallel workshop groups A and B.
Workshop GROUP A
From City Center to Suburbia: 15-Minute City Variantions and Different Levels of Centralitity
Spotlight Gent
Levels of Centrality – Gent Region
Wim Shuddinck – Mobility Company, City of Ghent
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
Title tbc
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 one of the TuneTo15 Municipal Peer Group Members or from an invited guest will inspire the discussion. The workshops are each facilitated by the TuneTo15 consortium.
MPG members will be curated into the two parallel workshop groups C and D.
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
Title tbc
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
Lunch at venue provided by TuneTo15
14:00
End of Official Program
Organisational Information
In case you get lost or need to contact someone from the Ljubljana team, please call
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Hotel Information (if applicable)
Those of you that hadn’t arranged your stay independently, ZRC SAZU reserved and will cover a two-night 10-12 June (or in one case one-night) stay at:
BB Hotel Park Ljubljana, Tabor 9, 1000 Ljubljana.
Hotel website
Directions (via google maps)