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Investigate comprehensive consideration for a time-based walkability approach in Jeddah - The 15-minutes approach as a case study
Khalil, Ahad
Khalil, Ahad
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In a globally connected world, the concept of intelligent cities is booming daily. The demand for active and livable neighborhoods has increased. After the pandemic, the decision makers/urban planners started promoting new urban models such as the 15-minute city. This approach focused on the pedestrian walkable distance within 15 minutes of their daily needs and urban services. Jeddah city has challenged rapid urban growth, which caused neglected walking and cycling transit mode and reliance on private cars resulting from the city's land use distribution. From this perspective, the current thesis will explore the relationship between walkability, distance, and time to test the appropriateness of the 15-minute city to Investigate the ability to improve walking transportation within the neighborhoods in Jeddah. The main aim is to design a guideline model for enhancing the time-based walkability Jeddah approach by taking the 15-minute neighborhoods as a case study by improving walking transport within the neighborhood. The research utilizes a combined methodological approach: an analytical literature review, field study, and case study analysis. The literature review will help understand the walkability and pedestrian requirements and their relationship to each other. Later the questionnaire with users', the observations, and the interviews with experts were used to conduct the field study. The author selected two districts in Jeddah to examine achieving the principles of the time-based walkability approach in Jeddah in a selected neighborhood. Also, to explore the proposed time/distance to be used for walkability in Jeddah. Later, the proposed principles of the time-based walkability approach are derived using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method to categorize the essential criteria or variables into a hierarchy system. The expected result of this study is to formulate a model for enhancing time-based walkability in Jeddah that helps to enhance walkability—aiming to enhance walkability in terms of sustainable, affordable, and practical solutions for a hot arid zone to be aligned with the Saudi 2030 vision.