WALKABILITY

SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT

Reporter:
SHAHBAZ ALI (2019-AR-042)
ALAMZAIB KHAN (2019-AR-026)
MANSOOR KHAN (2019-AR-038)
ZUNAIR KHAN (2019-AR-043)
 01
Introduction
Defination of walkability

Benefits of
02 walkability
Contents Social, environmental, economical
& health benefits

CONTENTS

03 Impacts
Economic, social & environmental

How to measure
04 walkability
The 7 C’s of walking friendly
environment
 DEFINATION

• Walkability is the concept which is

known as measurement of the
pedestrian-friendly’ degree of an
area.
• Walking is “the foundation of the
sustainable city presenting a number
of social, environmental and economic
benefits when compared to other
means of transportation.
• Extent to which the built environment
is friendly to the presence of people
living,shopping, visiting , enjoying, or
spending time in an area.
 BENEFITS OF WALKABILITY
• Social Benefits
Walking is increasing social capital, which is
connection between and within social
networks. By achieving this, people will get to
know their neighbours, gain trust and be
socially engaged
• Health Benefits
Several health studies have established that
walking leads to better mental and physical
health, being a moderate intensity physical
acitivity that improves cardiovascular fitness
and reduces stress.
• Environmental Benefits
It is an alternative to car usage, it reduces air
pollution, traffic congestion, oil dependency,
hence decreasing the emission of greenhouse
gases and, at a global level, slowing down the
climate change.
• Economical Benefits
Walking is an easy and affordable way to get
exercise and people shoudn’t have to worry
about the safety and accessibilty of property
sidewalks etc.
 IMPACT ON SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL

Economic Social Environmental

• Increased cost to • Reduced • Reduced greenspace
provide public services. neighbourhood and habitat.
• Treats to economic interaction and • Increased air pollution.
sensitive community cohesion • Increased heat island
bussinesses(e.g • Reduced exercise by effects.
farming and resorts) walking and cycling • Increased energy
• Increased land devoted • Increased external consumption and
to roads and parking transport costs(crashes pollution.
facilities. ,facility costs, etc) • Aesthetic degradation.
 Why people don’t walk?
• There are no sidewalks; existing sidewalks are blocked or in poor condition.
• There are access issues for people with physical diasbilities.
• Motorists drive too fast or do not yield to pedestrians.
• Crossing the streets is dangerous.
• The community is not inviting place to walk.
• There is concern about street crimes while walking.
• Pedestrians act dangerously.

However walking ensures consumer costs savings and reduce external costs,
provides liveability to community, improves health and public benefits etc.
 How to encourage people to walk?
• A proper reason to walk.
• The walk has to feel safe and secure.
• The walk has to be comfortable with respect to space and orientation
• The walk has to be intresting(sign of humanity)
 What makes a space walkable?
• Good interconnection of streets with small block model.
• Narrower streets which are less favourable to vehicle speeds.
• Well designed intesection to provide safe crossing.
• Traffic calming to slow down the vehicle speed.
• Well designed and marked crosswalks at intersections and where needed.
• Appropriate use of signage and signals for both pedestrians and motorists.
• Street lighting designed to pedestrian scale.
• Street furnishings and public art intended like benches, trash receptacles,
drinking fountains etc.
 THANK YOU
It’s not about the buildings, or even the streets. It’s about the
experience.