“People realised the state of their neighbourhoods could change. They could enjoy life in front of their front doors without owning a garden, without having a balcony,” said Vienna’s former Deputy Mayor, Maria Vassilakou.
Rated no.1 in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) Global Liveability Index, Vienna frequently places as one of the world’s top cities to live in. And while it’s never explicitly called a 15- or 20-minute city, it nevertheless responds to the social, technological and ecological challenges that we all face.