Urban Planning & Smart Cities

15-Minute City

Validate 15-minute city scenarios — testing proximity targets, amenity distribution, and mixed-use programme — before committing to planning policy or development briefs.

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Urban district map with 15-minute city proximity isochrones showing amenity coverage and walking catchments
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TAKENAKA Jacobs EMAAR McKinsey Dubai Municipality egis
The Problem

Traditional GIS workflows cannot test enough 15-minute scenarios fast enough

15-minute city planning requires simultaneous analysis of amenity proximity, mobility infrastructure, and land use mix across urban districts. Traditional GIS workflows cannot test enough scenarios fast enough to inform planning policy decisions — meaning policies are adopted with limited spatial evidence and communities are underserved as a result.

Without DBF With DBF
Proximity and amenity analysis run separately in GIS tools
Integrated isochrone, amenity, and land use analysis in a single workflow
Limited scenarios available for policy alignment
50+ 15-minute city configurations generated and compared simultaneously
Mobility and active travel infrastructure assessed after land use
Mobility and land use scenarios co-optimised from the first iteration
Sustainability and liveability targets bolted on
Liveability and sustainability KPIs integrated from the start
Process

How It Works

01
Data Ingestion

Upload site boundaries, GIS data, demographic datasets, and planning policy constraints. DBF integrates multi-source data into a single spatial model.

02
Scenario Generation

AI generates 50+ development scenarios — each scored against planning, liveability, sustainability, and infrastructure KPIs simultaneously.

03
Spatial Analysis

Every land use configuration, density gradient, and infrastructure relationship is evaluated. Conflicts and opportunities surface with spatial evidence.

04
KPI Scoring

Scenarios are automatically scored against liveability, sustainability, infrastructure capacity, and planning policy compliance.

05
Stakeholder Comparison

Comparable scenario outputs ready for planning authority, investor, and community stakeholder review from day one — not after weeks of consultant work.

06
Authority Reporting

Planning-authority-ready evidence outputs and spatial data exports delivered from the feasibility stage — not the planning application stage.

Platform

Built for proximity-led urban planning

Every DBF capability is designed for the specific demands of 15-minute city planning — where amenity proximity, mobility infrastructure, and land use interact across urban districts at the scale of policy decisions.

  • AI 15-minute city scenario generation
  • Isochrone and proximity analysis
  • Amenity distribution and gap analysis
  • Mixed-use and land use co-optimisation
  • Liveability and sustainability KPI scoring
  • Planning-authority-ready reporting
Who Uses DBF

Use Cases

Planning team reviewing 15-minute city proximity analysis, amenity distribution, and isochrone scenarios
01
Municipal Government
Planning Policy Director

Validate 15-minute city policy scenarios against proximity targets, amenity distribution, and infrastructure capacity before policy adoption.

02
Urban Developers
Development Director

Test mixed-use development configurations against 15-minute city compliance requirements and liveability targets before planning submission.

03
Transport Authorities
Urban Mobility Lead

Co-optimise active travel infrastructure and land use configurations to achieve 15-minute city proximity targets across urban districts.

04
AEC Consultancy
Project Director

Deliver integrated 15-minute city feasibility with validated proximity analysis, amenity distribution mapping, and planning-authority-ready evidence outputs.

50+
Scenarios Validated
Per planning cycle
Isochrone
Analysis Built In
Integrated proximity testing
Pre-design
Full Pipeline
Evidence before policy
Future Vision

Validating proximity policy with spatial evidence

As 15-minute city policy frameworks become planning requirements across major cities globally, the demand for data-driven proximity and amenity analysis will intensify. Planning authorities will require spatial evidence, developers will need to demonstrate compliance, and communities will expect better-planned neighbourhoods. DBF enables planners to validate and communicate 15-minute city scenarios with the spatial evidence and speed that modern policy decisions demand.

Future vision of a 15-minute city district with walkable amenity, active travel, and mixed-use development
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