A total of 13 cities in the Valencian Community are considered “cities of 15 minutes”, localities where there is access to basic services within a maximum of 15 minutes on foot or by bicycle. They are Almussafes, Benetússer, Beniparrell, Bonrepòs and Mirambell, Burjassot, Elda, Godella, Mislata, Museros, Novelda, Sedaví, Tavernes Blanques and Xirivella. All are part of a list of 136 municipalities in which 100% of their population lives within 15 minutes of the most essential services.
It is the result of the ranking prepared by the company Deyde Datacentric, which concludes that this concept that combines urbanism and mobility is a reality in Spain for more than 61% of the population. According to their data, the communities of Madrid and Catalonia are the ones with the highest percentage of their population living within a 15-minute walk from services. Only Madrid, Catalonia, Aragon and the Basque Country exceed 50% of their population that can access all the services analyzed within a 15-minute walk.
The cities of Barcelona and Bilbao stand out here because, according to the study, both have 100% of the population within 15 minutes of all the services analyzed, whether on foot or by bike. In terms of proximity in time, the same points out that Barcelona, ??Valencia and Madrid have the highest percentage of their population with essential services available within a 15-minute walk. In the case of València it meets the premise by 93%; and by bicycle the figures are up to 5% different.
Murcia is, of the large cities, the one that is “a little behind” compared to its counterparts and has the lowest percentage of population within 15 minutes, only 35%, but on the other hand, by bicycle it surpasses the other cities and reaches a 26%.
The study measures six variables including, among others, whether there are nearby grocery stores, health centers, work centers, green areas that guarantee quality of life, hospitality establishments and educational centers.
