Toward enhancement of essential functions within walking distance with reference to “15-minute city” and “chrono-urbanism”

-Examination of suburban residential areas

Abstract

This paper proposed a method of functional enhancement by considering the positioning of ʻ15-minute citiesʼ, which aims to complete life within walking distance, and the related ʻchrono-urbanismʼ in the context of past theories and Japanese policies. A simple framework was proposed to enhance 15 essential functions within walking distance in relation to the location optimization plans. We examined 15 functional excesses and deficiencies in 11 housing complexes, and pointed out the importance of verification in residentail induction-encouraged areas.