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Infrastructure
THE 20-MINUTE CITY

Everyday essentials

What should be within a 20-minute walk from home?

  • Groceries & essentials

    Food shops, supermarkets and everyday household supplies.

  • Healthcare

    A pharmacy, a family doctor and basic medical care.

  • Education & childcare

    Kindergartens, schools and places to study, including libraries.

  • Green space & recreation

    Accessible parks, playgrounds and spaces for exercise and rest.

  • Public transport

    Nearby stops and useful connections to the rest of the city.

  • Services & social life

    Postal and parcel services, banking and places to meet people.

Needs vary with age and lifestyle. For students, also consider affordable meals, university facilities and laundry services.
MAP USER GUIDE

How to use this map

Explore everyday infrastructure and compare the 20-minute city concept across six study areas.

01

Explore the map

Drag to move around Banská Bystrica and its nearby settlements. Use the mouse wheel or the − / + buttons to zoom. The curved arrows rotate the map left and right. Navigation is limited to the study area.

02

Search for a place

Type a place name or a term from its recorded details in Search. The map filters matching places within the enabled categories. Clear the field to restore the other places.

03

Filter infrastructure

Open the four-square button to select Education, Healthcare, Shops, Transport, Sport & recreation, Food & drink, and Public services. Use Clear all / Select all to change every category. Counts refer to map records, which can include duplicates.

04

Show or hide names

The text button switches place labels on or off without removing the map points. Hover over a point to see its name and available opening hours. Click it to open the full place card.

05

Read a place card

Cards show the name, category, recorded address, opening hours and phone where available. Review notes and source links explain checked or uncertain information. OSM record opens the original entry. An OSM edit date does not confirm that a venue is currently operating.

06

Explore six study centres

The large numbered blue markers represent Fončorda, Sásová, Centrum, Radvaň, Rudlová and ŠD1–ŠD3. Click a marker to centre the map and open its nearby settings. These are representative study locations, not calculated population centres.

07

Compare walking catchments

In a study-centre card, turn its circle on or off and select 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes. Choosing a duration enables the circle and fits it into view. Each centre has independent settings. All circles start off, with 20 minutes selected.

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Understand the circles

Circles assume walking at 4.8 km/h: 400, 800, 1,200 and 1,600 metres. They measure straight-line reach, not routes along streets. Crossings, hills, fences and other barriers are not included. Circle size alone does not establish that everyday needs are met.

09

Return to the overview or reset

The house button returns to the study-area overview while retaining your filters and circles. Reset all changes restores the initial camera, clears search, enables all categories and labels, turns circles off, restores 20 minutes and clears the journey. Reset is disabled when nothing has changed.

10

Check a bus or trolleybus stop

Click a stop, select Route & direction, choose the correct Service day and set After. The card lists up to five scheduled departures after that time, with a full-timetable link and the remaining stops. Changing direction highlights the full route and fits it into view. Hide route removes the line.

11

Plan a direct journey

On a place or stop card, choose A · From here or B · To here. Selected buttons turn blue with a checkmark. Choose the other endpoint on the map or use the planner’s place fields. Select the service-day type, set Leave after and press Find direct journeys. The same place cannot be both endpoints.

12

Read journey results

Results show departure and arrival, line and direction, boarding and alighting stops, walking legs and total time including waiting. Click a result to highlight its route and display its stops. Up to six direct directions are checked, using stops within 650 metres of each endpoint. Transfers and some terminal arrivals require More routes & transfers in Google Maps; set the date and time again there.

13

Understand transport estimates

Vehicle times are published schedules matched by trip identity, not live departures or delay predictions. Choose the right service-day type and check holidays, school terms and exceptions in the source timetable. Walking estimates use 4.8 km/h and straight-line distance × 1.25. Route lines connect known stops schematically and do not trace exact roads. Source failures are shown explicitly.

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Review everyday needs

The heart button opens Everyday essentials: groceries, healthcare, education, green space, public transport and services. It explains the analysis criteria and student needs; it does not display a calculated coverage score.

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Close panels & check sources

Use × or click the relevant guide button again to close it. Escape and clicking outside close the heart guide or this guide. Source links open in another tab. Map attribution at the bottom credits the basemap and OpenStreetMap contributors. Internet access is needed for map tiles and transport schedules. The project is a study tool, not a guarantee of accessibility or current business status.