Guillem VICH, Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Spain
Mojica LAIA, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Gómez-Varo IRENE, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Bretones ALEXANDRA, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Marquet ORIOL, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Fifteen-Minute City (FMC) is a new holistic model for urban planning based on the idea that residents in urban settings should have access to most of their basic needs (work, commerce, health, education, and entertainment) within less than 15 minutes, on foot or by bicycle [1,2]. This concept, based on previous ideas of crono-urbanism, was firstly introduced by the mayor of Paris but has raised interest among both academics and urban planners from cities around the world for its potential, among others, as valuable strategy to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. However, the few available scientific evidence has not proved yet whether the provision of services and activities within 15 minutes from residences translates into an actual active mobility behavior such as walking and cycling patterns [3]. Therefore, this pioneering study will assess the main active mobility patterns in neighborhoods meeting the 15min-City requirements and neighborhoods not meeting them in the city of Barcelona. To do so, a spatial index mapped at 100x100m resolution will built and contrasted with walking travel behavior patterns using the Barcelona’s Metropolitan Region (RMB) Everyday Mobility Survey (EMEF) 2019, while controlling for age, gender, and income level at the neighborhood level. Preliminary results show how, out of all reported trips by 3,422 participants (N= 7,473), the proportion of walking trips is significantly higher (64.3%) in neighborhoods having all or most of the analyzed services within 15 minutes, compared to those that have less services (54.6%). More importantly, the proportion of these trips that last less than 15 minutes is also significantly higher among the former (44.9%) than the later (12.5%). This study evidences the potential of the Fifteen-Minute City’s characteristics to configure both active mobility patterns and urban accessibility, which can be of use for both academics and urban planners around the world.
Mots clés : Fifteen-Minute City|Fifteen-Minute City|Fifteen-Minute City, |Barcelona
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