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 …
Singapore has been known as a city in a garden ever since the government coined the vision and term “garden city” in the 1967. It has pursued policies to expand new green infrastructure and replace any that is lost due to urban development – taking advantage of its tropical environmental; and they have been successful. In 2020 46.5% of Singapore’s …
In 21st Century Malaysian cities pedestrians are often neglected, with general dominance of motor vehicles in terms of space, volume and priority. Combined with the country’s tropical climate, often urban walking environments are hostile. However, some Malaysian cities are working to enhance their walking environments and one tool that is being used is utilising their existing natural infrastructure of blue …
All across Asia, streets and in particular footways, that are typically the domain of pedestrians in Western urban spaces, are used for a huge variety of activities that sustain and maintain the life blood of a city and street. Whether that’s social space for gathering and meeting; economic spaces – where local businesses ply their service or sell their item; …
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 …
This medium sized temperate city in Eastern Java has taken advantage of its milder climate and existing green infrastructure to increase its total amount of greenery – the cities green strategy has increased its proportion of urban green space to more than 30%. One of the most successful elements of the cities plan to increase urban green space has been …
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 …
