2.4Theme 2: Shade dictates movement, not distance

Shade dictates movement, not distance

MORNING 10:00–12:00

EVENING 16:00–18:00

Figure 2.4.1MWhere people walked, morning and evening. Schematic: each dot sits at random in its zone.

WHAT WE COUNTED

In the morning 387 people passed the six gates and 56% of them walked in the sun. In the evening 491 passed and 87% walked in shade.

ACTIVITY COUNT

170

shade

Morning

10:00–12:00

Figure 2.4.2MPedestrians in shade and in the sun.

Shade on 15% of the street

Shade on 85% of the street

427

217

64

sun

shade

sun

Evening

16:00–18:00

WHERE PEOPLE WALK (TOOLKIT 5)

Pedestrian in shade

Pedestrian in the sun

Shade on the street

Street in the sun

One dot is about 10 people.

OBSERVED COUNTS

Morning, 10:00–12:00

170

217

In shade (44%)

In the sun (56%)

Evening, 16:00–18:00

427

64

In shade (87%)

In the sun (13%)

WHAT IT MEANS

Shade decides where people walk. Morning walkers in the sun were mostly commuting (77%): they crossed exposed streets because they had to. Shade matters most when the trip is a choice.