Walking

Cyclists, pedestrians and cars can learn to live together. Freiburg, Germany.

The needs for people on foot should be paramount in development layouts.

The Pedestrian Environment:

Pedestrian and cycle friendly streets can be measured on the ‘Five C’ principle:

• Connections
• Convenience
• Convivial
• Comfortable
• Conspicuousness

If streets are designed for low speed, pedestrian, cyclists, and vehicles can mix safely.

Key considerations for encouraging walking:

• People prefer to walk along the street where they can be seen
• If segregated footpaths are provided for they should be overlooked and well connected
• Traffic claming measures help pedestrians feel safer
• Well designed shared surfaces avoid conflicts of movement but encourage a variety of activities
• New footpaths should be positive, direct and barrier free
• Footpaths should lead where people want to go