| Street Livability through Vegetation |
| Dissertation 2020 | SPA Delhi |
Chapter 3 - Livable Streets 3.1 Livable Streets Concept - for whom? The livable street has the principle of human-centred thinking and emphasizes the equality between cars and pedestrians using the street. Streets in the urbanscape are for the all, which relates to having them not only as motorised transport conduits and corridors but equally for the public for social and active counters. (Bosselmann et al., 1999). Thus, it is a challenge for creating livable urban environments on streets to have social cohesion and developing the urban livability standards of the urbanscape. Francis (1987), says “The livable streets concept states to create an equitable balance between both the motorist and street pedestrian, bicyclists, vendors etc. users. The striking balance between the economic conduits and placemaking community space, which focuses on safety and comfort.” Urban livability is often a subject to various opinions, as for the residents (can be seen as an interaction between physical social boundaries of environment and personal interaction) and for the assessor (can be seen as depending upon the various variables of the space, with time, place, occasion and purpose).
Illustration 4. Conventional Street Design vs Human-centred Street Design (Source Google Images)
Today, many cities are relooking at the advantages of their dense historic forms which were humane, and they are supporting the public realm through pedestrians, bicycling, and public space improvements, thus creating them human-centric. There is a major focus on developing pedestrian-friendly streets with better roadway design concepts. Everyone can be on the streets. Kevin Lynch, an Urbanist argues in his
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