In some situations, pedestrians may make a trade off between safety, accessibility and mobility. This objective will be addressed through improving the pedestrian environment in the areas of engineering and planning, and addressing the behaviour of pedestrians and other road users. Top of Page To improve the walking experience for pedestrians. A positive walking experience can be described as one where the pedestrian is able to get to their destination in an accessible, convenient and pleasant manner. This is also an aspect of a pedestrian friendly environment.
Accessibility is the corner stone of mobility and walking is the basic form of movement.
Almost every journey made involves being a pedestrian at some stage and trips made principally by other modes eg. However, just as few of us consciously think of ourselves as pedestrians, the right to access our communities on foot is a right so fundamental that few people even think about it. To measure the progress toward the objectives and therefore the vision, a series of indicators are listed. These are developed further in the Monitoring section. Change in the number of pedestrians who think that walking is accessible and convenient.