Characteristics of the road network by identifying people-centered streets with place function in the central area of a local city

For the former town of Shimoda City

Abstract

In local cities, older people who have difficulty using automobiles face problems in their daily lives.Therefore, walkable cities need to be created where people can live safely on foot. To create walkable cities in regional cities, it is necessary to construct a network of people-centered streets with a high "place function" that induces human activity. In this study, we presented a method for identifying people-centered streets in Shimoda City using land use, landscape elements, and elements that encourage people to stroll and stay along the streets as indicators of place function. We clarified the road network's characteristics for forming a Walkable City.