15 Minute Towns Animated / / No Comments 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... more → Posted in: Interactive Maps Tagged with: Animated, Minute, Towns