STRIDE

STRIDE explores how the idea of the 15-minute city can be translated from a planning concept into something measurable, tangible, and spatially precise. The project combines academic research with a functional web application to examine how accessible everyday life truly is at the scale of individual buildings.

The work began as a research paper that asked a simple but fundamental question: how can urban accessibility be measured in a way that reflects how people actually move and live? Rather than relying on aggregated neighborhood indicators, STRIDE focuses on the building as the core unit of analysis. It evaluates how easily residents can reach essential destinations such as grocery stores, schools, healthcare, green spaces, and transit within realistic walking distances.

To operationalize this idea, the research was translated into a web-based system that performs building-level accessibility analysis. Using network-based routing and spatial data, each building receives a score that reflects its practical access to everyday services. This approach reveals patterns that are often invisible in traditional planning metrics, where averages conceal local inequalities and micro-scale differences.

STRIDE treats the city as a relational system rather than a static map. Accessibility emerges from the interaction between buildings, infrastructure, and distance, not from abstract zoning categories. Two buildings on the same street can therefore offer very different everyday experiences, depending on their spatial context and connections.

By combining academic research with an interactive analytical tool, STRIDE bridges theory and application. It reframes the 15-minute city as something that can be measured, explored, and questioned at a granular level. More broadly, the project highlights how data-driven approaches can support a deeper understanding of urban life, shifting the focus from generalized planning ideals toward the lived realities of people in the city.