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Adapt Pedestrian Routes for Diverse Users

Pedestrian routes must cater to the varied needs of different user groups, including people with disabilities, seniors, children, and people with temporary mobility issues. Designing for diversity ensures that urban spaces are inclusive and functional for all members of society.

  • Design routes with sufficient width (minimum 1.80 meters) to accommodate various modes of movement, such as walking, wheelchair use, and the use of strollers.
  • Integrate tactile, auditory, and visual information along the route to support diverse users, including those with sensory impairments.
  • Ensure that pedestrian routes are properly marked to help users identify different sections of the path and guide them to important destinations.
  • Design pedestrian routes to be easily navigable by people with limited mobility, providing smooth transitions at intersections, entrances, and exits.
Sources
  • Carers
  • Children
  • Cognitive abilities
  • Decolonial perspective
  • Enviroment
  • Gender perspective
  • Hearing impairment
  • Low-education
  • Older people
  • Other(+)
  • Physical abilities and features
  • Sin categoría
  • Temporary
  • Universal Design
  • Visual impairment