The concept of the '15 Minute City' aims to make urban living more livable and sustainable by ensuring that all essential individual needs can be met without reliance on a car or public transport. It's a very simple idea: ideally, an individual's essential needs should be accessible within a short travel distance.
Such a simple concept deserves a suitably simple-to-understand map. CThood Athens is precisely that - a map that both brings the 15 Minute City concept to life and visualizes which areas of Athens come closest to meeting its requirements.
At its core, CThood Athens uses open-source data and tools to illustrate how far you can walk from any given point in the city (within 5 or 15 minutes) and what types of essential destinations lie within that reach. As you hover over the map, it automatically and dynamically shows you how far you can walk in 15 minutes (or 5). Clicking on a location reveals how many amenities are accessible in that time. Further, clicking the 'Show Other' button breaks down these amenities into categories (e.g., the number of green spaces, supermarkets, pharmacies, etc.).
The interactivity of CThood is both engaging and informative. Users can toggle layers, filter by place type, and customize accessibility criteria. The inclusion of statistical indicators like the Gini Index and Lorenz Curve adds analytical depth, transforming the map into a dynamic research and planning tool.
CThood is a great example of how open data and thoughtful design can be combined to support more equitable, walkable cities. I assume the intention is to apply the same methodology to other cities and create interactive 15 Minute City maps for additional locations.
You can also find 15 Minute City visualizations for a number of other cities using the Maps Mania 15minutecity tag.Via: quantum of sollazzo
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