Greater Malé RegionChapter 02 · Toolkit
2.4Theme 2: Shade dictates movement, not distance
The idea holds on all three islands. In the morning shade covers 15% to 30% of the street, and most walkers on Malé (56%) and Hulhumalé (82%) are in the sun. By evening 87% to 100% walk in shade. The streets did not change, so distance cannot explain it.
Toolkits used
- Activity, comfort and safety
- Walking activity and movement count
| Measure | Malé | Villimalé | Hulhumalé |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shade coverage of the streetmorning to evening; Hulhumalé’s 75% is the midpoint of 70 to 80% | 15% → 85% | 30% → 100% | 15% → 75% |
| Pedestrians in shadeshare of those counted, morning to evening | 44% → 87% | 86% → 100% | 18% → 90% |
| Pedestrian count, evening against morningtimes higher | 1.3× | 2.0× | 3.6× |
Malé
Shade grows from 15% to 85%; pedestrians in shade rise too, but evening activity is only 1.3 times higher.
Villimalé
Shade reaches 100% by evening and almost all pedestrians are in it. Evening activity doubles, on small counts: 14 and 28 people.
Hulhumalé
Shade rises to 70–80%; pedestrians in shade rise sharply, and evening activity reaches 3.6 times the morning level.
Conclusion
Shade grows from morning to evening, and as it does more pedestrians walk in it and street activity rises.