Exploring the distances people walk to access public transport

D Van Soest, MR Tight, CDF Rogers - Transport reviews, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A shift from private motorised transport to more active transportation can, among
other things, deliver significant health benefits. The main disadvantage of active transport (in …

Influences on Greenways Usage for Active Transportation: A Systematic Review

AA Zawawi, N Porter, CD Ives - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since the inception of the greenways concept, transportation has been one of its inherent
qualities. Nevertheless, journal articles from the past three decades reported negligible …

People and their walking environments: An exploratory study of meanings, place and times

ETH Chan, TE Li, T Schwanen… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Seen as the most sustainable transport mode, people's walking has been well investigated
in relation to its environmental correlates and benefits to physical and mental well-being in …

Examining the walking accessibility, willingness, and travel conditions of residents in Saudi cities

MT Rahman, KM Nahiduzzaman - International journal of environmental …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Rapid urban expansion and population growth in Saudi cities over the past four decades
have increased vehicular accidents and traffic congestion and have impacted the daily …

[HTML][HTML] Shop** centres as third places: Sociodemographic differences in use of shop** centres and non-shop** motivations for visits

GR Pettersen, ECA Nordbø, A Skipstein, C Ihlebæk - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban meeting places contribute to the city's vitality and social sustainability, and cities are
encouraged to provide spaces for people to socialise. Furthermore, social interaction and …

Human-centred public urban space: exploring how the 're-humanisation'of cities as a universal concept has been adopted and is experienced within the socio-cultural …

M Almahmood, NM Gulsrud, O Schulze… - Urban Research & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Universal concepts in spatial planning, eg 're-humanisation'of cities, have been adopted by
many cities worldwide. However, spatial planning cannot be understood independently from …

Applying complete streets concept in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: opportunities and challenges

M Al-Mosaind - Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Streets function as the place for interaction and communication, transportation, social and
commercial activities for the general public. The concept of 'complete street'is gaining …

[PDF][PDF] Smart Transportation Systems in Smart Cities: Practices, Challenges, and Opportunities for Saudi Cities

AHMM Anwar, AT Oakil - Smart Cities: Social and Environmental …, 2023 - library.oapen.org
Smart transportation is an approach that incorporates modern technologies into
transportation systems to improve the efficiency of urban mobility. Cities worldwide call …

Discovering the meaning of contemporary urban squares for its users—a case study of Poznan, Poland

A Wronkowski - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2024 - nature.com
The study aims to identify the meanings of urban squares that operate in the minds of their
users. Three research methods were used for the study: in-depth individual interviews with …

The sidewalk as a contested space: Women's negotiation of socio-spatial processes of exclusion in public urban space in Saudi Arabia; the case of Al Tahlia Street

M Almahmood, O Schulze, TA Carstensen… - Planning Practice & …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Riyadh is one of the most gender-segregated cities in the world. However, as gender
segregation is less enforced on sidewalks, it provides an optimal case study for a space …