sidewalks

Urban traffic system cannot exist without infrastructure for pedestrians. The needs of the pedestrians should be considered while designing new roads or planning reconstructure of already existing roads. Unfortunately, in many cities of Ukraine there are a lot of problems linked with sidewalks and other elements of pedeestrian facilities so they need to be assessed and reconstructured if it needed. The focus of this study is to show existing methods of evaluating pedestrians’ level of comfort, which successfully used in the world.

Urban transport system can not exist without the infrastructure for pedestrians. The needs of pedestrians should be considered when designing new roads or reconstruction of existing roads. Unfortunately, in many cities of Ukraine have many problems related to sidewalks and other items pedestrian facilities, so they must be evaluated and reconstructured if necessary. The focus of this study is to show the existing methods of assessing the level of comfort of pedestrians successfully used worldwide.