Washington Post, 12/7/2024
Clarendon, a dense urban neighborhood of about 1,500 people, offered a favorable comparison. Everything we needed was just a short walk away. To be precise: 3.4 minutes, on average.
That’s according to a new study by researchers at Sony’s computer science lab in Rome. They combined population data, millions of points of interest from OpenStreetMap and an open-source routing algorithm to calculate how long it takes to walk to a bundle of amenities — from restaurants and schools to parks and theaters.
The work was inspired by the 15-minute neighborhood, an idea that has gained recent popularity as a means to create more-vibrant communities and reduce passenger vehicle travel, which accounts for about one-sixth of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to a recent estimate.
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