As a planning concept, the goal tries to help people to get around without need of a car.
A recent article (The 15-Minute City, Deconstructed, March 8, 2023) talks about what a 15-minute city is and what it includes.
“It's measure is simply this: how far can you walk or bike in 15 minutes? So, the 15-Minute City of one of your neighbors a couple blocks away is slightly different from your 15-Minute City. And it’s not a question of how far you’re able to travel, but rather of how far you’re willing to travel on foot or bike based on risks.”
The article lists important “destinations” for a 15-minute neighborhood, using your front door as the starting point. Each “neighborhood” in then unique, dependent on where is your "front door.”
As an experiment, I used Google Maps to locate the following destinations from my front door, then used the Get Directions function to determine the distance (miles) and then the time to walk and bike to each destination.
