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Kadıköy in İstanbul City on top left, It's neighborhood settlements on bottom left (Kadıköy Belediyesi, 2019) and Study areas in Kadıköy on the right (prepared by authors)
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Prevailing theories of urban form suggest that pedestrian movement characterizes land uses, which in turn take advantage of 'natural movement' generated by the grid configuration. The present paper investigated a configurational method of the urban grid for transit movement and as the main generator of movement patterns. A morphological method, nam...
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... neighborhood is locally known as Moda. The historical Kadıköy market is also located within the boundaries of this Caferağa neighborhood ( Figure 1). ...
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... Mustafa Kemal Paşa school was located at the intersection of those two streets indicative of educational use. In Nüzhet Efendi Street (Figure 10), there were hotels besides retail-commercial businesses. On the other hand, ground floor residential use was also observed in Elmalı Çeşme Street. ...
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... the junction of Mühürdar Street and Leylek Street, residential uses were concentrated on the ground floor. In the junction of Moda Street meets with Leylek Street, the uses for cafes and restaurants on the ground floor were more dense as regards the retail uses ( Figure 10). Osmanağa neighborhood had a very high level of commercial activities. ...
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... the boundaries of Kadıköy district, the foregoing was the only neighborhood, which maintained more offices/workplaces than residential spaces. It had a quiet and dynamic daytime nature as one of the centric neighborhoods of Kadıköy located close to the intersection of transportation networks with a number of commercial units, including cafes, bars, and restaurants ( Figure 11) A comparison with regard to the ground floor uses of the above three neighborhoods (cafes, restaurants/shops, and offices) indicated that Caferağa Neighborhood had the highes number of cafes and restaurants, while Osmanağa had the highest number of retail shops. Contrarily, Rasimpaşa Neighborhood had the least number of ground floor activities, but hosted mainly residential areas ( Figure 12). ...
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... had a quiet and dynamic daytime nature as one of the centric neighborhoods of Kadıköy located close to the intersection of transportation networks with a number of commercial units, including cafes, bars, and restaurants ( Figure 11) A comparison with regard to the ground floor uses of the above three neighborhoods (cafes, restaurants/shops, and offices) indicated that Caferağa Neighborhood had the highes number of cafes and restaurants, while Osmanağa had the highest number of retail shops. Contrarily, Rasimpaşa Neighborhood had the least number of ground floor activities, but hosted mainly residential areas ( Figure 12). ...
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This article explores the contemporary shift in urban studies towards prioritizing walkable neighborhoods amidst growing concerns about urban sprawl and its environmental impacts. Focusing on Persiaran Bestari in Shah Alam, Malaysia, the research aims to address the lack of pedestrian-friendly infrastructure and the consequent reliance on vehicular transport in residential areas. This research utilizes a mixed-method approach incorporating quantitative and qualitative methodologies, combining space syntax analysis and behavioral mapping to examine pedestrian movement within the study area. The data collection involves gathering pedestrian infrastructure data through field surveys and pedestrian volume surveys. As the result, behavioral mapping observations revealed varying pedestrian activity levels along different road corridors, with significant pedestrian traffic concentrated around residential zones. Utilizing space syntax analysis, the research detected that Persiaran Bestari and Permai experienced the highest levels of social and commercial activity, indicating higher resident density in these areas. This research highlights the correlation between pedestrian comfort and safety and the availability of pedestrian infrastructure. It reveals that inadequate infrastructure leads to poor walkability, prompting pedestrians to favor safer routes, such as neighborhood or local roads with reduced and slower vehicle traffic.
