The 15 Minute Town

[MichaelW2]

Can you track some typical 15 min rides with google maps. If you start from different neighbourhoods and head into town on routes that a sensible cyclist would take it may show people how easy it is. Assuming they are map literate. You could draw an approx 15 min zone around any location.

 

[G3CWI]

Can you track some typical 15 min rides with google maps. If you start from different neighbourhoods and head into town on routes that a sensible cyclist would take it may show people how easy it is. Assuming they are map literate. You could draw an approx 15 min zone around any location.

Any number of online tools will do this already - free too. A surprising number of people have no idea about maps which is why I did the video in that format.

 

[mjr]

Travel isochrones. https://apidocs.geoapify.com/playground/isoline and https://app.traveltime.com/ are two generators with some free usage. Geoapify is more accurate in that it doesn't shade farmland just because you can reach the roads both sides, but Traveltime does, which maybe makes it look nicer to the layperson.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Great idea and video, well done.

 

[All uphill]

Great idea! I've shared it with some of the other members in our campaign group to see if we can do it here.

Thank you!

 

[mjr]

Coverage on another site: https://macclesfield.nub.news/n/vid...mprove-39woefully-inadequate39-infrastructure

 

[confusedcyclist]

Presumably you are familiar with this @G3CWI https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...s-15-minute-city-plan-in-re-election-campaign

 

[confusedcyclist]

p.s.
I have enjoyed your commentary on your videos, keep it up!

 

[fossyant]

But it would be interesting to know the time difference on a non electric bike.

5 mins easy ! It's not very big Macc.