We have published a chapter titled ‘Walkability in Asian Cities’ in The City at Eye Level Asia book published in October 2020 by STIPO as part of their City at Eye Level series of industry best practice publications. The City at Eye Level series is focused on promoting place making and how to plan and create cities, streets and places …
As of 2020, five of the most important cities and towns in Vietnam and Laos have introduced both temporary and permanent pedestrian and walking zones. Ho Chi Minh’s (HCMC) walking street shows how combining both permenant pedestrianised streets with temporary timed car free areas provides great flexibility to people orientated urban areas and allows for Hoi An’s temporary historical zone …
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 …
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 …
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 …
It is common knowledge that walking is good for human physical and mental health, but what has been neglected for the majority of the 20th Century is that facilitating walking by building walking friendly places is also great for the health of our cities and communities. Environmental benefits There are a huge amount of localised environmental benefits for designing cities …
