Who we are ( Go to 15minCity)

Matteo Bruno (Sony CSL - Rome)
Hygor Piaget Monteiro Melo (Sony CSL - Rome)
Bruno Campanelli (Sony CSL - Rome)
Vittorio Loreto (Sony CSL - Rome and Sapienza Univ. of Rome)

Partnership

Riccardo Corradi (I-Lab, http://www.ilabroma.com/)

Former collaborators

Enrico Ubaldi (former Sony CSL Paris)
Bernardo Monechi (former Sony CSL Paris)
Claudio Chiappetta (former Sapienza University of Rome)

15 min City

15 min City is an instance of the whatif-machine platform, based on the “15 minutes city” concept. According to this revolutionary concept, we should conceive cities so that their citizens can satisfy their personal needs by travelling no more than 15 minutes away from their homes by bike or on foot. These needs should include goods, work, sport and cultural activities. This novel organization will decrease the emissions of CO2, decongest streets and public transportation, and increase the life quality of the city’s inhabitants. The 15 min City platform lets you explore how far present cities are from this concept by merging open data about venues within cities, routing algorithms and geolocated data about daily human movements. With 15 min City, you can check which activities or places are accessible to a neighbourhood on foot and by bike, and compare it to other urban areas. In the following we address the main tools that are present in the platform.

Accessibility Maps

The map for each city will tell you how much an area within the city is "15 Minutes". Each area's colour represents the average travel time for an individual to reach its daily activity venues on foot or by bike. If this travel time is below 15 minutes, the area colour will be blue and red otherwise.

You can use the upper left corner menu to switch between the time on foot or by bike using the corresponding icons. The drop-down menu lets you explore the map for various venues separately, considering only:

• Average Accessibility
• Outdoor activities: parks, walks, picnics..
• Learning: schools, universities..
• Supplies: supermarkets, grocery stores…
• Eating: restaurant, bistros, cafes..
• Moving: bus stations, train stations, taxis..
• Cultural Activities: museums, theatres, cinemas..
• Physical Exercise: Gyms, Sports Centers..
• Services: offices, banks, post office, town halls..
• Healthcare: hospitals, doctors, pharmacies..

Clicking on an area of the map, an hystogram will appear, letting you explore, for each category, the travel times to the venues:


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