The Walkable city and the importance of the proximity environments for Barcelona's everyday mobility

O Marquet, C Miralles-Guasch - Cities, 2015 - Elsevier
To evaluate the importance of walkable environments and neighborhood's vitality in
people's everyday life, this paper analyzes proximity travel in Barcelona. Data were taken …

Walking short distances. The socioeconomic drivers for the use of proximity in everyday mobility in Barcelona

O Marquet, C Miralles-Guasch - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Many studies have found that cities, with residents that are co-located with jobs and services
in compact and diverse urban environments, generate positive outputs for a number of areas …

A city of cities: Measuring how 15-minutes urban accessibility shapes human mobility in Barcelona

E Graells-Garrido, F Serra-Burriel, F Rowe… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
As cities expand, human mobility has become a central focus of urban planning and policy
making to make cities more inclusive and sustainable. Initiatives such as the “15-minutes …

Suburban commuting and activity spaces: using smartphone tracking data to understand the spatial extent of travel behaviour

G Vich, O Marquet… - The Geographical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This study explores the spatial extent of daily mobility by analysing the activity spaces of
suburban commuters. It deepens knowledge of the transport‐related consequences of …

[PDF][PDF] From urban planning techniques to 15-minute neighbourhoods. A theoretical framework and GIS-based analysis of pedestrian accessibility to public services

C Barbara, M Carra, S Rossetti, Z Michele - … Transport/Trasporti Europei, 2021 - iris.unibs.it
The enthusiasm with which several metropolises have promoted and embraced the idea of
the'15-minute city'may now provide a useful opportunity to reflect once again on the well …

When local access matters: A detailed analysis of place, neighbourhood amenities and travel choice

E Elldér, K Haugen, B Vilhelmson - Urban Studies, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
How cities can become more conducive to sustainable travel patterns is a pressing matter in
urban research. In the built environment–travel literature, several features potentially …

Barcelona under the 15-minute city lens: Mapping the accessibility and proximity potential based on pedestrian travel times

C Ferrer-Ortiz, O Marquet, L Mojica, G Vich - Smart Cities, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many academics, urban planners and policymakers subscribe to the benefits of
implementing the concept of the 15-Minute City (FMC) in metropolises across the globe …

Exploring the 15-minute neighbourhoods. An evaluation based on the walkability performance to public facilities

B Caselli, M Carra, S Rossetti, M Zazzi - Transportation research procedia, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent trends in urban policies are rediscovering a new focus on different urban life models
that exclude the obsolete vehicle model and lead to renewed attention on the proximity …

Travel distances in daily travel and long-distance travel: what role is played by urban form?

C Holz-Rau, J Scheiner, K Sicks - Environment and Planning …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
There is a lot of research on spatial differences in travel behaviour, specifically on travel
distances. This research suggests that the distances travelled by the inhabitants of …

The impact of the built environment on the decision to walk for short trips: Evidence from two Spanish cities

S Ferrer, T Ruiz - Transport Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, we use a qualitative methodology to identify and compare factors of the built
environment influencing the decision to walk for short trips in two different Spanish cities …