A data-driven visualization of the 15-minute city concept — exploring pedestrian accessibility to everyday amenities in urban neighborhoods.
The 15-minute city concept, pioneered by urban planner Carlos Moreno, recognizes that walkable neighborhoods with diverse amenities improve quality of life, reduce car dependency, and foster stronger communities. Walkable Map provides transparent, data-driven insights to help residents, planners, and policymakers understand urban accessibility and identify areas for improvement.
What You See on the Map: Colored heatmaps show the Walkability Index for selected categories across different urban functions. The index reflects how well your neighborhood serves your daily needs within a 15-minute walk or bike ride.
The city is divided into fine-grained hexagonal grid cells (approximately 100 meters in diameter). For each cell, we calculate isochrones — zones reachable within 15 minutes by foot or bicycle — and count how many amenities exist in those zones.
The Walkability Index measures both availability of amenities (using logarithmic scaling to account for diminishing returns) and diversity of categories. Learn more about the calculation method in our detailed methodology guide.
Note: Walking times are calculated via routing APIs and may not reflect real conditions. Index is calculated only for residential areas.
Walkable Map relies on open-source data and services:
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