Short distances, great satisfaction: Gladbeck and Gelsenkirchen are so well looked after!

The regional association Ruhr has published a current report that examines the accessibility of services of services in the Ruhr area. The focus is on the cities of Gladbeck, Bottrop and Gelsenkirchen. According to the report, the average walk to the next stop is about three minutes, which confirms good access to public transport in the region. Particularly noteworthy is Gelsenkirchen, where 80 percent of the residents live a maximum of ten minutes on foot from a supermarket.

The investigation also shows that the next public transport stop for the citizens of Gelsenkirchen and Bottrop is also almost three minutes walk away on average. Compared to Gelsenkirchen, however, the accessibility in the Recklinghausen district is behind these values, whereby specific data for Gladbeck is missing.

Availability of medical facilities

The report also shows that Gelsenkirchen offers good coverage in medical care. The average walking time for family doctor or dental practices is around nine minutes. Only two percent of the population will have to plan the nearest family doctor for more than 30 minutes and three percent to the dentist.

Additional information about the accessibility of general services in the Ruhr area has provided a study by the Ruhr (Ruhrfis) area information system. According to this study, 36 percent of the population live in a 15-minute quarters, where all important facilities can be reached within a maximum of 15 minutes. In the Ruhr area, 70 percent of people reach grocery stores in less than ten minutes on foot, while the average walk to food markets is nine minutes. Over 84 percent of the population also live in an environment in which you can reach your next primary school within 15 minutes on foot, such as radioemscherlippe.de and rvr.ruhr Report.