Hamm becomes the 15-minute city: This is how you live in practical way!

In the city of Hamm, the concept of the "15-minute city" is finally tangible. According to the latest surveys, 31% of the residents are able to reach medical practices, bus stops, daycare centers, grocery stores and schools within just 15 minutes. This innovative concept, which was launched by the Parisian scientist Carlos Moreno, aims to create all important facilities of everyday needs within a 15-minute radius.

In Hamm, the implementation of the concept is an integral part of the recently adopted Master Plan Mobility, but here it is rather considered a suggestion than as a strict specification. Dignified residential areas such as the city, especially the train station district, as well as the town centers of Bockum-Hövel, Heessen and Herringen already correspond to the ideal of the 15-minute city.

accessibility and mobility data

The accessibility of food markets in Hamm is extremely high: 67.5% of the residents reach a supermarket within 10 minutes on foot and 91% within 15 minutes. On average, the walking time for a grocery store is 9 minutes and 18 seconds. In addition, almost 98% of the population by bike are in less than 10 minutes in a grocery store.

The next family doctor or dental practice is on average in 10 to 12 minutes of footpath, with 60% of the population need less than 10 minutes. For pediatric practices, the average accessibility is almost 22 minutes. The data also proves that 96.5% of the residents live to the next day care center within 15 walking minutes. As far as primary schools are concerned, 75% of the population reach them within 15 minutes of walking; By bike it is only 1.5%that need more than 10 minutes.

The next bus stop is only 3 minutes and 20 seconds away, but while the next train station can be reached significantly longer at more than 40 minutes. This data comes from an analysis of 2023, which takes into account the accessibility of food markets, postal filials, pharmacies, primary schools, daycare centers as well as medical practices and traffic connections.

The concept of the 15-minute city, which wants to improve the quality of life in large cities by shorter paths, is also promoted in other European cities such as Paris. There, under the direction of Mayor Anne Hidalgo, various measures have already been implemented to optimize accessibility and reduce traffic in the cities, such as setting up over 400 kilometers of new cycle paths and the conversion of parking spaces into leisure areas, such as Nordost.vcd.org documented.