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Pleszew becomes Poland’s first ‘15-minute city’

The idea of a 15-minute city in which everything people need for their lives is within 15-minutes on foot, by bike or on public transport. Kalbar/TFN

VIDEO: The picturesque town has joined an illustrious group of heavyweights including Amsterdam, Paris, Vienna, Budapest, Rome, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Milan in implementing the idea of a 15-minute city in which everything people need for their lives is within 15-minutes on foot, by bike or on public transport.

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