'Walkable cities, or places where walking is safe and easy, normally have lower pollution, fewer people with obesity, and fewer road deaths.' | via philstarlife
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy based in New York reported that making cities walkable is vital to the improvement of health, lower climate-heating transport emissions, and stronger local communities and economies.
Bogotá in Colombia was the only city in the top five ranking for all three measures. The first measure looked at the portion of people who live within 100 meters of a car-free space such as parks and public squares. We were able to conveniently walk from Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon to Whampoa, which is four subway stops away. It’s a 2.3-kilometer walk, around 28 minutes, which was made a lot more enjoyable by the wide pedestrian sidewalks, linked elevated walkways, and eight parks .The overall walkability strategy was formulated to give high priority to pedestrians in transport, fostering a pedestrian-friendly environment.
Directional signs have been improved and you can see informative and user-friendly maps everywhere. Pedestrian lanes have been de-cluttered of non-essential traffic signs and railings. Report says that close to 290 non-essential traffic signs and 3.5 km of pedestrian railings were removed from late 2019 to early 2021 in the pilot areas of Central and Sham Shui Po.
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