In most cities, urban planning neglects environmental threats that streetscapes have on pedestrian safety, comfort, and health. As a result, battling the urban heat island effects focuses on reducing car emissions instead of improving street walkability.
At BHL, we involve communities in investigating street-level obstacles and climate threats to their daily walks which mostly affect vulnerable outdoor users such as children, the elderly, workers, and people with different kinds of disabilities.
The results are made available into infographic guides that are especially useful to inform mobility and pedestrian planners at the district and city levels.