15 Minute Towns Animated

The 15-Minute City has become one of the most influential ideas in contemporary urban planning. Popularised by urbanist Carlos Moreno, the concept is beautifully simple: cities should be designed so that people can reach the things they need for everyday life - shops, healthcare, schools, green spaces, culture and leisure - within around 15 minutes of where they live, ideally on foot or by bicycle.The Essentials is an interactive map which asks exactly that question of New York City - and beautifully visualises the answer as an animated pathfinding map. Click anywhere on The Essentials and nine animated lines immediately shoot out from your chosen location, each searching for the nearest example of something that every neighbourhood needs. The map looks for the closest primary healthcare facility, subway station, food retailer, elementary school, park or green space, library, civic centre, sports facility and cultural venue.The map can calculate exactly how long it would take to reach…