Making the slow metropolis by designing walkability: a methodology for the evaluation of public space design and prioritizing pedestrian mobility

2021/01/28 by Aniss Mezoued, Quentin Letesson, Vincent Kaufmann · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Environmental Science · Engineering · #Sustainable Urban and Rural Development #Urban Green Space and Health #Spatial Cognition and Navigation

paper · doi:10.1080/17535069.2021.1875038

openalex publication_date 2021/01/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02

Abstract

Focusing on the mobility aspects of big cities and metropolises, the paper starts with the assessment that the Slow City is linked, in terms of mobility, to slowing down traffic. This paper proposes the following working hypothesis: if the Slow City concept is relevant for making our bigger cities sustainable, it needs, in terms of mobility, to be adapted to the slowest mode of transportation: walking. To that extent, our research develops atool to evaluate the design of public spaces with regard to their affordance to walking (walkability) and to their prioritization of pedestrian mobility.

Citations

• Towards a Politics of Mobility
• Space Syntax
• The development of a walkability index: application to the Neighborhood Quality of Life Study

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• Vincent Kaufmann [wikipedia]

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