{"id":36391,"date":"2023-05-01T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T17:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=36391"},"modified":"2023-05-11T16:27:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T23:27:58","slug":"your-15-minute-city-is-not-my-15-minute-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2023\/05\/01\/your-15-minute-city-is-not-my-15-minute-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Your 15-minute city is not my 15-minute city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/01\/CartographicallySpeaking_logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-28113\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/01\/CartographicallySpeaking_logo-600x72.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/01\/CartographicallySpeaking_logo.jpg 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/01\/CartographicallySpeaking_logo-300x36.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var(--tw-prose-body);font-size: 1rem\">Carlos Moreno&#8217;s \u201c15-minute city\u201d has been promoted by many city mayors around the world \u2013 perhaps most famously Parisian mayor Anne Hidalgo. In Moreno&#8217;s ideal city, everyone lives within 15 minutes walk, bicycle, or public transit of everything they need to eat, drink, work, and play. In 2021, when I heard that the City of Nanaimo \u2013 a sprawling, car-dependent city \u2013 was touting the idea of a 15-minute Nanaimo, I was skeptical.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36493\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36493 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/spacing-cover2-1-600x531.png\" alt=\"Downtown Nanaimo and harbor. Source: marinas.com; La ville du quart d\u2019heure en images.\" width=\"600\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/spacing-cover2-1-600x531.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/spacing-cover2-1-300x266.png 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/spacing-cover2-1-768x680.png 768w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/spacing-cover2-1-940x832.png 940w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/spacing-cover2-1.png 1394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Downtown Nanaimo and harbor. Source: marinas.com; La ville du quart d\u2019heure en images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Let&#8217;s put some numbers on this<\/h2>\n<p>Sure, promotional renderings of sunny, tree-lined, amenity-rich and pedestrian-friendly 15-minute streetscapes could be drawn up. But wasn\u2019t it obvious that a town with Walk, Bike, and Public Transit Scores in the mid-30s (Vancouver\u2019s are in the 80s) was nowhere near the 15-minute (15:) ideal? Still, I couldn\u2019t say just how far Nanaimo was from being a 15: city. Were there some neighbourhoods that were closer to that ideal? Finally, if there were 15: neighbourhoods, who could afford to live in them? Quantitative answers to these questions could inform city officials and residents in discussing what has become an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/03\/01\/world\/europe\/15-minute-city-conspiracy.html\">increasingly polarizing idea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>How to do it<\/h2>\n<p>I ran my thoughts by some friends, who suggested working backwards. First, create a list of &#8220;essential&#8221; amenity locations\u2014grocery markets, pharmacies, parks, schools, and so on. Then, map these amenities&#8217; 15: zones. Finally, look at where these zones overlap.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36468\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/library-grocery-15_d2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36468 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/library-grocery-15_d2-600x641.png\" alt=\"Map of overlap 15-minute zone (grey-green): if you live in this area, you have 15-minute walking access to both a Library (blue dot) and a Grocery (orange dot).\" width=\"600\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/library-grocery-15_d2-600x641.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/library-grocery-15_d2-281x300.png 281w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/library-grocery-15_d2-768x821.png 768w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/library-grocery-15_d2-1437x1536.png 1437w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/library-grocery-15_d2-1916x2048.png 1916w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/library-grocery-15_d2-879x940.png 879w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Overlap 15-minute zone (grey-green): if you live in this area, you have 15-minute walking access to both a Library (blue dot) and a Grocery (orange dot).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These overlapping amenity-access zones would define 15: neighbourhoods. To understand just how many people can live in and enjoy a 15: city, overlay your 15: zones on a population density map. And to get a rough idea of who can afford to live in these 15: zones, superimpose your 15: maps on a median household income map.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Moreno\u2019s \u201cchrono-urbanism\u201d includes cycling and public transit in its 15-minute transport modes. But to keep things simple, I looked only at walking\u2014the most generally accessible, affordable way of getting around. I based my \u201cessential\u201d amenities (shelter, medical care, grocery, and pharmacy) and \u201cbasic quality of life\u201d amenities (recreational space, library, museum\/gallery\/theater\/cinema, restaurant\/pub, and cafe\/coffee) on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/programs\/poverty-reduction\/reports\/strategy.html\">Canada gov doc<\/a>, geolocated them with <a href=\"https:\/\/apify.com\/compass\/crawler-google-places\">Apify google maps scraper<\/a>, mapped and isochrone-zoned using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qgis.org\/\">QGIS<\/a>, and remapped in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/\">ArcGIS<\/a> to overlay amenity 15: zones on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=7fe9d81b0bc64010b712a42b50d1e7d0\">median income household data<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/home\/item.html?id=ee280506886549569a4c1955fe56916a#\">population density<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Here\u2019s what I found<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Some amenities are widespread. Virtually everyone in Nanaimo lives within 15 minutes walk of a recreational space or park, and most also enjoy 15: walking access to a restaurant, pub, fast food, and a cafe\/coffee. Darker spots are amenities, surrounded by their 15: walk zones.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/rec-resto-cafe_d2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36472 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/rec-resto-cafe_d2-600x244.png\" alt=\"Maps of 15: walk zones for: recreation or park; restaurant or pub or fast food; cafe or coffee.\" width=\"600\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/rec-resto-cafe_d2-600x244.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/rec-resto-cafe_d2-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/rec-resto-cafe_d2-768x312.png 768w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/rec-resto-cafe_d2-1536x625.png 1536w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/rec-resto-cafe_d2-2048x833.png 2048w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/rec-resto-cafe_d2-940x382.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But not all amenities are in equal supply; in order of decreasing availability: the next four maps are of residences within 15: walk of museums\/galleries\/theatres\/cinemas, groceries\/supermarkets, pharmacies, and libraries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36477 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/mus-groc-pharma-lib-600x754.png\" alt=\"Maps of 15: walk zones for: museum or gallery or theater or cinema; grocery or supermarket; pharmacy; library.\" width=\"600\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/mus-groc-pharma-lib-600x754.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/mus-groc-pharma-lib-239x300.png 239w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/mus-groc-pharma-lib-768x966.png 768w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/mus-groc-pharma-lib-1222x1536.png 1222w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/mus-groc-pharma-lib-1629x2048.png 1629w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/mus-groc-pharma-lib-748x940.png 748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also, in decreasing order of abundance, here are the 15: walk zones of public K-7, daycares, and high schools:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/daycare-k7-hs_d2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36465 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/daycare-k7-hs_d2-600x294.png\" alt=\"Maps of 15: walk zones for: public K-7; daycare; public high school.\" width=\"600\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/daycare-k7-hs_d2-600x294.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/daycare-k7-hs_d2-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/daycare-k7-hs_d2-768x377.png 768w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/daycare-k7-hs_d2-1536x753.png 1536w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/daycare-k7-hs_d2-2048x1004.png 2048w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/daycare-k7-hs_d2-940x461.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other \u201csupport\u201d amenities\u2014walk-in clinics, food banks, supportive housing, homeless shelters\u2014are much less widespread.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36483 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/walk-food-homeless-support-600x789.png\" alt=\"Maps of 15: walk zones for: walk-in clinics; foodbanks; homeless shelters; supported housing.\" width=\"600\" height=\"789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/walk-food-homeless-support-600x789.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/walk-food-homeless-support-228x300.png 228w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/walk-food-homeless-support-768x1010.png 768w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/walk-food-homeless-support-1168x1536.png 1168w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/walk-food-homeless-support-1557x2048.png 1557w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/walk-food-homeless-support-715x940.png 715w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I assumed that everyone needs essential and basic quality-of-life amenities. Beyond that, different groups start to emerge: people with kids in daycare or K-7, or high school; people who need access to a walk-in clinic, or a food bank; and people who need supportive housing, or perhaps a homeless shelter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/15-groups_d2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36462 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/15-groups_d2.png\" alt=\"Table of demographic groups and their amenity needs.\" width=\"738\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/15-groups_d2.png 738w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/15-groups_d2-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/15-groups_d2-600x311.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Different People, Different Needs<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Which group you belong to determines where you can live with 15: walking access to everything you need.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36464\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/basicessential_d2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36464 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/basicessential_d2-600x477.png\" alt=\"15: walk zones for basic + essential amenities (gold), and people who also need: a public high school (green); a daycare &amp;amp; public K-7 (yellow); a foodbank &amp;amp; walk-in clinic (blue).\" width=\"600\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/basicessential_d2-600x477.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/basicessential_d2-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/basicessential_d2-768x611.png 768w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/basicessential_d2-1536x1222.png 1536w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/basicessential_d2-2048x1629.png 2048w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/basicessential_d2-940x748.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">15: walk zones for basic + essential amenities (gold), and people who also need: a public high school (green); a daycare &amp; public K-7 (yellow); a foodbank &amp; walk-in clinic (blue).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36460\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36460\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/foodbankwalk-in_d2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36460 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/foodbankwalk-in_d2-600x434.png\" alt=\"15: walk zones for people who need a foodbank &amp;amp; walk-in clinic and: a daycare &amp;amp; public K-7 (grey-blue); a public high school (purple); a shelter or supported housing (red squares and diamonds).\" width=\"600\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/foodbankwalk-in_d2-600x434.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/foodbankwalk-in_d2-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/foodbankwalk-in_d2-768x555.png 768w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/foodbankwalk-in_d2-1536x1110.png 1536w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/foodbankwalk-in_d2-2048x1480.png 2048w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/foodbankwalk-in_d2-940x679.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36460\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">15: walk zones for people who need a foodbank &amp; walk-in clinic and: a daycare &amp; public K-7 (grey-blue); a public high school (purple); a shelter or supported housing (red squares and diamonds).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36461\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/shelter-support_d2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36461 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/shelter-support_d2-600x385.png\" alt=\"15: walk zones for people who a shelter or supported housing and also: a daycare or public K-7; a public high school.\" width=\"600\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/shelter-support_d2-600x385.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/shelter-support_d2-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/shelter-support_d2-768x493.png 768w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/shelter-support_d2-1536x985.png 1536w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/shelter-support_d2-2048x1314.png 2048w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/shelter-support_d2-940x603.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">15: walk zones for people who a shelter or supported housing and also: a daycare or public K-7; a public high school.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: var(--tw-prose-body);font-size: 1rem\">As you can see from these maps your amenity needs increase, the <\/span>area you<span style=\"color: var(--tw-prose-body);font-size: 1rem\"> can live in and have 15: walking access to everything you need decreases.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nanaimo&#8217;s 15: Zones<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The largest area of 15-minute walkability is downtown and downtown-adjacent. These zones meet the essential and basic quality-of-life amenity needs of more demographic groups than anywhere else in the City of Nanaimo. The other 15: walking access zones are adjacent to the Country Club Mall and Woodgrove Centre Mall, both of which concentrate amenities, but in areas of very low population density. In other words, these areas are 15: zones for far fewer residents than downtown. In fact, Nanaimo\u2019s most densely residential areas (&gt; 5,000\/km<sup>2<\/sup>, dark purple below) fall mostly outside of all of Nanaimo\u2019s 15: zones, including downtown.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36466\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36466\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/essBas-over-density_d2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36466 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/essBas-over-density_d2-600x349.png\" alt=\"15: walk zones for essential and basic amenities overlaid on ArcGIS ESRI 2021 population density map.\" width=\"600\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/essBas-over-density_d2-600x349.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/essBas-over-density_d2-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/essBas-over-density_d2-768x446.png 768w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/essBas-over-density_d2-1536x892.png 1536w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/essBas-over-density_d2-2048x1190.png 2048w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/essBas-over-density_d2-940x546.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">15: walk zones for essential and basic amenities overlaid on ArcGIS ESRI 2021 population density map.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Affordability<\/h2>\n<p>So, who can actually afford to live in any of these zones?<\/p>\n<p>I superimposed my 15-minute walk zones on ESRI\u2019s 2021 Median Household Income map to find out.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36469\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36469\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/medianHouseholdInc2021_d2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36469 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/medianHouseholdInc2021_d2-600x583.png\" alt=\"2021 Canada Median Household Income map. Source: ESRI, using data from Environics Analytics.\" width=\"600\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/medianHouseholdInc2021_d2-600x583.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/medianHouseholdInc2021_d2-300x292.png 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/medianHouseholdInc2021_d2-768x746.png 768w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/medianHouseholdInc2021_d2-1536x1493.png 1536w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/medianHouseholdInc2021_d2-2048x1991.png 2048w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/medianHouseholdInc2021_d2-940x914.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: ESRI, using data from Environics Analytics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36478\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36478 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/groups-medHouseInc-1-600x189.png\" alt=\"15: walk zones for basic + essential amenities, and for people who also need: a daycare or public K-7; a public high school.\" width=\"600\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/groups-medHouseInc-1-600x189.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/groups-medHouseInc-1-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/groups-medHouseInc-1-768x242.png 768w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/groups-medHouseInc-1-1536x485.png 1536w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/groups-medHouseInc-1-2048x646.png 2048w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/groups-medHouseInc-1-940x297.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">15: walk zones for basic + essential amenities, and for people who also need: a daycare or public K-7; a public high school.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36485\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36485\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36485 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/foodbankwalk-in-2-600x686.png\" alt=\"15: walk zones for people who need a foodbank + walk-in clinic (light blue), and: a daycare or public K-7 (dark blue); public high school (purple); supported housing or homeless shelter (light red); a homeless shelter (darker red).\" width=\"600\" height=\"686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/foodbankwalk-in-2-600x686.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/foodbankwalk-in-2-263x300.png 263w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/foodbankwalk-in-2-768x878.png 768w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/foodbankwalk-in-2-1344x1536.png 1344w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/foodbankwalk-in-2-1792x2048.png 1792w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/foodbankwalk-in-2-823x940.png 823w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">15: walk zones for people who need a foodbank + walk-in clinic (light blue), and: a daycare or public K-7 (dark blue); public high school (purple); supported housing or homeless shelter (light red); a homeless shelter (darker red).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nanaimo&#8217;s 2021 average household spending on shelter ($20,046) qualifies as &#8220;affordable&#8221; (30% of household income) when household income is $65,900 or above. The further down incomes drop below $65,900 (the highest income in the purple map zone), the more unaffordable (&gt;30% of household income) shelter becomes.<\/p>\n<p>By measuring how much each 15-minute zone overlaps with each median income zone, we can see very roughly what kind of household income each group has to earn to be able to have access to 15-minute walkability.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36482\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-36482 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/medHouseholdIncome-requirements-600x265.png\" alt=\"The average median household income required by each group to be able to afford to live in a 15: walk zone in Nanaimo.\" width=\"600\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/medHouseholdIncome-requirements-600x265.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/medHouseholdIncome-requirements-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/medHouseholdIncome-requirements-768x339.png 768w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/medHouseholdIncome-requirements-1536x678.png 1536w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/medHouseholdIncome-requirements-940x415.png 940w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/05\/medHouseholdIncome-requirements.png 1848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The average median household income required by each group to be able to afford to live in a 15: walk zone in Nanaimo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Depolarize the discussion<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The 15: city makes sense intuitively: who doesn\u2019t want their amenities to be close, diverse, dense, and widely available? Low-density development increases infrastructure costs, and residents spend more time and money (driving, in traffic, buying gas, parking) getting to and from the places they need to go. 15: walkability, on the other hand, leaves more time, energy, and money for enjoyment and investment.<\/p>\n<p>Cities that <em>do<\/em> want to create 15: neighbourhoods should consider zoning to increase residential density near amenities, amenities near residential density, and amenity-residential density in areas lacking both. But as a first step, they should quantify the 15: city as it applies to their own urban space and population so that residents and planners alike can have an informed and depolarized discussion of the kind of urban life they want to create.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, to enjoy 15: walkability, you need to be able to <em>find<\/em> and <em>afford<\/em> a place to live. Increasing density and amenity concentration may improve residential availability, but it doesn&#8217;t necessarily improve affordability, and may in fact push rents up. Whether and how the 15: city affects gentrification is a topic for another article.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Robert Turner<\/strong> is a Technology Lead with a PhD in Government and a passion for public things, including the built environment and urban planning.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Moreno&#8217;s \u201c15-minute city\u201d has been promoted by many city mayors around the world \u2013 perhaps most famously Parisian mayor Anne Hidalgo. In Moreno&#8217;s ideal city, everyone lives within 15 minutes walk, bicycle, or public transit of everything they need to eat, drink, work, and play. 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