The weather, heritage of walking as transport in town centres and outdoor urban culture of Spanish society has led to the creation of great central pedestrian networks in towns and cities in this region. Top features and best practice from Andalusia’s cities and towns with central pedestrian networks that other cities can learn from: Utilising existing historical pedestrian friendly urban …
What: Green corridors in cities can be defined as linear natural infrastructure, such as trees and plants, that link up other green and open spaces to form a green urban network. These networks provide both ecological services, such as habitats and resources for urban wildlife; whilst also providing services to urban populations such as mobility networks and access to green …
More temperate countries can learn a lot from places with more tropical or sub tropical climates, such as Mexico, about how to create outdoor green spaces in cities that people want to and can use in any weather; and that promote walking and people focused spaces. The following are some innovative examples from cities and towns across Mexico that aim …
Like most countries walking in Mexican cities can be both a joyful and negative experience at the same time. This article focuses on assessing the pedestrian experience in Mexican cities through site visits, experiences and interviews with users and practitioners in sustainable transport in Mexico. Starting with the less pedestrian friendly elements but emphasising that Mexican Cities are fighting back …
Tree and plant identification is something that everyone can enjoy, and can enrich our interaction with nature hugely. By knowing what type of tree you’re looking you can understand more of its characteristics – how it lives; looks now; how it will change and why it is important to the natural world. This can assist in creating a deeper connection …
We all know that feeling of satisfaction when we learn or discover something new. I believe that nature is also something that every individual can be constantly learning about and engaging with. As well as giving us satisfaction, research has shown that engaging meaningfully with nature increasing all manner of mental and physical health factors. Here are a few ideas …
The concept and practicalities of shared space can be controversial. As this is the case it is important to showcase both best practice examples of where it has worked and how it can create streets and cities that are people friendly and accessible for all; and highlight some principles that are good to follow to achieve these results. A key …
We all know what it feels like when we are walking in a walking friendly street or place. We may not acknowledge or notice the feeling, but we are comfortable, the experience is enjoyable, we might even slow down, linger and we want to do it again. But what are these key elements of streets that make us feel like …
Healthy streets approach to creating both walking and green cities London’s healthy streets approach is a great medium for creating both walking and green cities and is one of the key policy and strategy approaches that London is using to more its streets more sustainable and healthy places to live, visit and use. In 2014 London was the first city …
If we are to create more walkable cities then we should also be creating more urban green infrastructure. The below article highlights research and case studies that emphasises how walkability is enhanced by the levels of urban green infrastructure and how it is an essential element of healthy cities, streets and places. People walk more in Green Cities Studies in …
