| Author(s) | AIi S.O. Babammam |
| Affiliation | Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Building Sciences College of Architecture and Planning, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Title | Accommodating Pedestrians in Contemporary Residential |
| Source | Journal of King Saud University. Architecture & Planning. Volume 7, No 1. (1995/1415) |
| Abstract | Walking was the major mode of transport in the traditional .neighborhoods in Saudi Arabia; however, during ;he last few becades pedestrians are disappearing from-the streets of contemporary neighborhoods for a number of reasons. This paper will review and analyze the pedestrian situation in typical contemporary residential neighborhoods in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The aim of the paper is to determine those physical and psychological factors which may prevent residents from walking as a way of enjoying the greatest freedom of choice and degree of contact with the people and places in their contemporary neighborhoods, and as one of the excellent means of exercising necessary for today’s life-style. |
