Analysis and evaluation of effective factors in pedestrian streets promotion with environmental design approach in the framework of greenways planning the case study: Mashhad metropolis

In the Mashhad metropolis, due to issues such as tourism, the increase number of cars 4.5 times in the last decade, the increase amount of environmental pollutants caused by transportation, the increase number of sedentary and overweight citizens and in general the unsuitability of livability of this metropolis the need to support clean and human-centered transportation has felt. Creating a desirable and environmentally friendly pedestrian axis can play an important role in improving pedestrian streets. What can play an effective role in planning these spaces and to cover the mentioned goals of urban planners, is to propose a solution that can be adapted to the material and spiritual needs of citizens.For this purpose, using the questionnaire and methods of analysis AHP and SAW, we have examined the sights and expectations of the urban community of an optimal pedestrian axis that effective in a new urban lifestyle.The ratio of increased daily activity of citizens after the addition of greenways to the urban transportation system is more than 3 times. In addition the results show that greenways can be a platform for change in urban lifestyle and the tendency to walk and daily activities and increase the economic value of the land by 23%. In addition, the use of vegetation, the allocation of a special bicycle lane and the consideration of crowded places in the planning of pedestrian spaces can play an important role in increasing the desire of citizens to be present in these spaces on foot.