Topic: Pedestrians
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Mumbai's Walkability Problem: Plenty of Pedestrians, Not Enough Sidewalks
Though the city sees 15 million walking trips a day, the infrastructure is abysmal. But some developers are trying to change that.
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Do Places Seem Farther Away When You Have to Walk to Get There?
Turns out pedestrians who live in cities consistently over-estimate the amount of time it takes to walk somewhere. Why this matters to density.
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Photos
Why Didn't This 1930s Cow-Catcher For Pedestrians Ever Catch On?
This is what passed for road safety 80 years ago.
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For Pedestrians, Cities Have Become the Wilderness
The ugly truth about what Marchetti’s Constant means for walkers almost everywhere.
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Traffic Fatalities Are on the Rise in New York. Is Distracted Driving to Blame?
City officials think so, and they've launched a low-tech campaign to get people to pay attention.
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Charts
Does Who You See on the Street Determine How Long You'll Live?
New research suggests who you see may subtly affect your life expectancy.
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Maps
Hong Kong, the City Without Ground
Mapping the vast network of above- and below-ground walkways.
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Urban Wonk
When the Bad Guys Ride Bikes
A spate of injuries and deaths have forced cities to reassess how pedestrians and cyclists interact.
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Photos
Finding Relief in the World's Most Congested City: A Sunday Afternoon on São Paulo's Minhocão
Scenes from a highway reclaimed by the city's pedestrians and cyclists.
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Why the Streets of Copenhagen and Amsterdam Look So Different From Ours
By seizing a historical moment, ordinary Danish and Dutch citizens were able to change the course of development in their urban centers.
