Walking in China’s Historical and Cultural Streets: The Factors Affecting Pedestrian Walking Behavior and Walking Experience

Mimi Tian, Zhixing Li, Qinan Xia, Yu Peng, Tianlong Cao, Tianmei Du and Zeyu Xing ()
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Mimi Tian: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Zhixing Li: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Qinan Xia: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Yu Peng: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Tianlong Cao: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Tianmei Du: School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
Zeyu Xing: School of Management, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 9, 1-25

Abstract: The urban street has evolved into an important indicator reflecting citizens’ living standard today, and pedestrian walking activity in the streets has been proved to be a major facilitator of public health. Uncertainties, however, exist in the factors affecting pedestrian walking behavior and walking experience in streets. Especially, the factors affecting pedestrian walking behavior and walking experience in the historical and cultural streets. For the study of their main influencing factors, Hefang Street business block and Gongchen Bridge life block in Hangzhou are selected here as the study objects. Both non-participatory and participatory research methods are adopted to collect pedestrian information and observe pedestrians’ ambiguous behavior, specific behavior, and stopping behavior. According to the study result, walking preference, walking time, environmental characteristics, and land-use mix (LUM) significantly impact pedestrian walking motivation. The type differences between Gongchen Bridge life block and Hefang Street business block leads to the difference in pedestrians’ behaviors and their stopping time in business. Meanwhile, gender differences bring pedestrians’ significant differences in walking motivation. Pedestrian walking preference and walking time are positively correlated with walking motivation in both streets. Environmental characteristics and LUM have also been proved to be important influencing factors of pedestrians’ walking motivation. In this article, design and planning strategies are proposed for streets of different types in an attempt to provide reference for the revitalization and utilization of cultural heritage streets.

Keywords: historical and cultural streets; walking experience; walking behavior; public health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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