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Walkability is a crucial first step in creating sustainable transportation in an urban environment. Effectively understanding and measuring the complex ecology of walkability has proven challenging for many organizations and governments, given the various levels of policy-making and implementation involved. In the past, Western and Eurocentric standards have permeated measurement attempts and have included data collection practices that are too complicated to have utility in many parts of…

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If people don't feel safe to walk why they don't drive instead? So in order to pursue a walkable city, people need to feel safe when they are walking. Like the road diet, those methods that can slow down vehicles can make pedestrians feel safer. And also Jane Jacobs idea of eyes on the street is helpful as well. Suzhou River, Traffic Calming, Traditional Neighborhood Development, Walkable Cities, Jane Jacobs, Urban Spaces Design, Urban Ideas, Streetscape Design, Walkable City

If people don't feel safe to walk why they don't drive instead? So in order to pursue a walkable city, people need to feel safe when they are walking. Like the road diet, those methods that can slow down vehicles can make pedestrians feel safer. And also Jane Jacobs idea of eyes on the street is helpful as well.

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