Introduction (1)
Can you imagine? when the children play and run on major urban streets. The people talk on the bench of the street. People are walking free to roam or stand in the middle of the road, nonchalantly to look around and taking photos without fear of traffic. Shop and café spilling out onto squares and not a car or motorcycle in sight. isn't it an unique and refreshing sight in urban space that is dominated by vehicles and parking?.
As technology develops, cities have been planning and designing for hundreds of years since industrialization has prioritized motorized facilities to facilitate mobilization. On the other hand, the transport sector is one of the biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Currently, increasing awareness of the negative impacts caused by motorized vehicles makes urban planning, and urban design are beginning to try to prioritize pedestrian rights, biking trails and public transportation accommodations as the main modes of transportation within the city. This concept does not mean eliminating the use of private vehicles altogether, but rather limiting the use of private motorized vehicles and changing them with the use of public transportation and more environmentally friendly vehicles such as bicycles.
By this concept, the city aims to reduce petroleum dependencies, water pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, automobile crashes, noise pollution, urban heat island effects, and traffic congestion. On the other hand, socially, the city wants to provide public space and street bringing back to people. The street must be a place where people meet, children play safely and comfortably. In the future, the cities will be able to ensure well-being for its citizens within the context of living a low carbon way.
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