The Solution to Sprawl – Satellite Cities Are Everywhere, And They Might Save Our Urban Future

When developers began building the city of Palava, India, about an hour’s drive east of Mumbai on a 4,500-acre greenfield site, they used the notion of 5-10-15. Daily needs should be a 5 minute walk away, errands due every couple of days should be a 10 minute walk, and tasks requiring completion once a month should be within a 15 to 20 minute walk. This, they deemed, was the ideal formula for happy living.

By
Kevin Randall

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