Categories of Solutions Considered
Connectivity of walkways
Linkage with other walkways
One possible solution to fix the walkability problem in cities is to ensure that every walkway is
able to in some way connect with others to allow access to other areas easily. One problem that
walkers have to deal with are crossing streets and railways to get to their destination. If there is
no connection between a walkway on one side of a road or railway or the other, the walker is in
danger of being struck by a car or impeding traffic.
Linkage with other modes of transportation
One way to improve the lives of city dwellers is to make public transportation easier and safer to
use. This can be enhanced by ensuring that public transportation, like buses, trains, subways, and
other transportation, is accessible to everyone easily. By connecting walkways to all modes of
transportation, one is now able to navigate the entire system. This would mean a change to most
cities infrastructure’s, but doing so will allow people ease of life and also protect the lives of its
inhabitants.
Urban Redesign
15-minute cities
The idea of a 15-minute city is a city where almost anything a person could need is within a 15
minute walk of where they live. This means that there would be grocery stores, schools, doctor’s
offices, restaurants, shopping centers, and more all within 15 minutes of walking. Doing this
allows people to not heavily rely on their cars for transportation, as it would be too much of
a$hassle to get in the car to drive somewhere that is within walking distance. This also will help
reduce carbon emissions to better protect our environment.
Transit-oriented design
This design focuses on making public transportation the number one priority in a city. It makes it
accessible, safe, and easy for everyone, that taking a car or other mode of transportation seems
like a worse option. It uses transport engineering, landscapers, and urban planners to make
solutions that make public transportation the number one option, and keeps it sustainable so that
it can be used for many years to come.
Study of Infrastructure
Rework of layouts
Cities were originally made for people to walk through before cars were around. Since cars have
dominated streets and integrated its way into cities, walking got pushed to the side. Cars were
able to do this because of a change in the infrastructure of cities. There was much work done to
