The city of 15 minutes in Madrid
15-Minute City
The 15-minute city concept defines accessibility within walkable distances and measures the proximity of everyday amenities and services.
Madrid has high levels of proximity. 53% of the urban core has basic urban facilities and services within a 15-minute walk. The highest values are distributed along two north-south axes: from Tetuán to Usera and from Chamartín to Puente de Vallecas. Values are also high in Carabanchel, Vicálvaro, Peñagrande and Villa de Vallecas. The city 15 minutes from Madrid has a center-periphery pattern.
What does the 15-minute city depend on?
The 15-minute city is measured by the average walking distance to various amenities, including care, education, retail, leisure and culture, and public and active transportation.
Care Facilities
41% of the city of Madrid has care facilities within a 15-minute walking distance. The city has a polycentric distribution of health centers, day centers, and social services. The periphery registers low accessibility values except in Barajas, Latina and Villaverde.
Educational Facilities
65% of Madrid has an educational facility (nursery, school, or high school) within a 15-minute walking distance. Its distribution is polycentric. The high values are distributed over a large part of the city’s surface area.
Retail facilities
57% of Madrid has retail facilities within a 15-minute walking distance. The spatial distribution of markets, supermarkets and basic necessities follows a center-periphery pattern, with higher values in the center and south of the city.
Leisure and Cultural Facilities
40% of Madrid has a cultural, sports or leisure facility within a 15-minute walk. With higher values in the center than in the peripheries.
Public and Active Transport Facilities
72% of Madrid has access, within a 15-minute walk, to public and active transportation. Values are higher in the center than in the peripheries.
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