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The 15-minute city for all? – Measuring individual and temporal variations in walking accessibility

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  • Willberg, Elias
  • Fink, Christoph
  • Toivonen, Tuuli

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Popular concepts in urban planning, like the 15-minute city, suggest that everyday services should be accessible to everyone within “walking distance”. However, walking distance is usually considered from the perspective of the average person, and little effort is made to understand the temporal (daily and seasonal) variation in walking accessibility. If our aim is to create inclusive cities, we also need to address the realities of vulnerable population groups.

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  • Willberg, Elias & Fink, Christoph & Toivonen, Tuuli, 2023. "The 15-minute city for all? – Measuring individual and temporal variations in walking accessibility," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 106(C).
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:jotrge:v:106:y:2023:i:c:s0966692322002447
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2022.103521
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