The Dawn of Walkability

Abstract

This explanatory research investigates the impact of configurations in the urban fabric on walkability regarding connectivity and global integration. This study aims to examine this effect by comparing street networks in two residential neighbourhoods in Heliopolis and New Cairo cities. The research methods use DepthMapX and Walk Score to provide relative indicators about distinctive features that enhance the walkability in the case studies. The results show significant differences between the walkability patterns and pedestrians gate counts in two case studies. In study areas, the pedestrian gate count, connectivity, and global integration give signs about people interactions during the day time. The findings figured out that the spatial configurations of street networks—that create urban fabric—play a vital role in enhancing the walkability. The possibility of simulation, to a great extent, can investigate other cases in future research with real situations on the ground. The results confirm a worthy choice for the space syntax technique as a predictor in analysing walkability.