A sustainable strategy for Open Streets in (post)pandemic cities

While public space is traditionally shared by pedestrian and cars, the distancing measures imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic have underlined the need for wider pedestrian spaces. Here, the authors take a complex network approach to analyze sidewalk data from cities across the world to evidence a stro...

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Autores principales: Daniel Rhoads, Albert Solé-Ribalta, Marta C. González, Javier Borge-Holthoefer
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/42292a5c647e43619d4a8d7817a53aec
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Sumario:While public space is traditionally shared by pedestrian and cars, the distancing measures imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic have underlined the need for wider pedestrian spaces. Here, the authors take a complex network approach to analyze sidewalk data from cities across the world to evidence a strong unbalance in the space distribution between cars and pedestrian, and propose a strategy to improve urban walkability within a socially distancing context and without compromising road traffic.