A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Planning for Pedestrian-Friendly Cities
For the past century, the car has been the main lifeline of the moving traffic, in the design of the connecting roads and planning of our urban areas. However, the car-dominated planning era is behind us, as people nowadays rely on walking, cycling, and using public transit for daily travel and it’s time for city planning and design to catch up with this new trend. The present study focuses on creating pedestrian-friendly public street space by inspecting the street design of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. According to literature studies, in an urban environment, the dense mix of land uses and public spaces which are safe, comfortable, and easily accessible are the factors on which pedestrian activity depends and these conditions are the focus of this assessment. Our research is a theoretical framework and a detailed site assessment of the Public Transport Terminals-Railway Station and Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT), Dehradun, to understand and examine the problems in design of these areas in order to create improvised conditions of walkability for pedestrians. The proposed method for improving the existing pedestrian facilities in the aforementioned sites consists of a thorough study of the existing scenario by surveying and analyzing the problems in order to suggest the measures for improvement. This study is also expected to provide a better understanding of the roles of planners in the creation of pedestrian-friendly street space, and to explore what potential exists to make the street environment of Dehradun more pedestrian-friendly.
Planning for Pedestrian-Friendly Cities
For the past century, the car has been the main lifeline of the moving traffic, in the design of the connecting roads and planning of our urban areas. However, the car-dominated planning era is behind us, as people nowadays rely on walking, cycling, and using public transit for daily travel and it’s time for city planning and design to catch up with this new trend. The present study focuses on creating pedestrian-friendly public street space by inspecting the street design of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. According to literature studies, in an urban environment, the dense mix of land uses and public spaces which are safe, comfortable, and easily accessible are the factors on which pedestrian activity depends and these conditions are the focus of this assessment. Our research is a theoretical framework and a detailed site assessment of the Public Transport Terminals-Railway Station and Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT), Dehradun, to understand and examine the problems in design of these areas in order to create improvised conditions of walkability for pedestrians. The proposed method for improving the existing pedestrian facilities in the aforementioned sites consists of a thorough study of the existing scenario by surveying and analyzing the problems in order to suggest the measures for improvement. This study is also expected to provide a better understanding of the roles of planners in the creation of pedestrian-friendly street space, and to explore what potential exists to make the street environment of Dehradun more pedestrian-friendly.
Planning for Pedestrian-Friendly Cities
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Singh, Vijay P. (editor) / Li, Zongzhi (editor) / Siddiqui, Nihal Anwar (editor) / Patel, Harshingar (editor) / Naugain, Manaswini (author) / Singh, Anand Kumar (author)
2022-03-27
15 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
Pedestrian-friendly , Urban environment , Walkability , Public transport terminals Environment , Sustainable Development , Construction Management , Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering , Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution , Sustainability Management , Earth and Environmental Science
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