Analysis of the practice of formation and functioning of pedestrian spaces in the cities of ukraine
Abstract
In the modern period on the territory of Ukraine there are significant changes in the processes of urban pedestrian space development. Trends in urban design and analysis of domestic experience show that the pedestrian space with a high level of quality redistribution of the territory determines the formation of calm and safe urban environment and increases the tourist attractiveness. The article considers the analysis of the practice of formation and functioning of pedestrian space in the cities of Ukraine. There were considered the projects of pedestrian space reconstruction in the cities of Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Chernivtsi, etc. The purpose of creating the pedestrian space is the need for rational redistribution of territory and streamlining of vehicles to increase the safety level of pedestrians in the cities. Pedestrian space is a naturally formed or artificially designed, unified living environment. It is a cultural, multidimensional, functional, aesthetic object, the organization of which is determined by social requirements. It is designed for people to move freely to the places of work, study, service and recreation in a designated area where the movement of motor vehicles is prohibited (except for special service vehicles, utilities and vehicles for people with disability). The article analyzes new approaches to the design of pedestrian spaces in different cities of Ukraine. When developing reconstruction projects and new pedestrian spaces, the diagrammatic statistical surveys of territories are conducted. Since each city is unique and has an individual architectural character, it makes impossible to have the one organized "model of improving the existing pedestrian space." As a result of the conducted researches, the basic principles of the organization of pedestrian space in the cities of Ukraine have been formed.
According to the Laws of Ukraine "On Road Traffic", "On Automobile Roads (Highways)", "About Local Self-Government in Ukraine", corresponding to the decisions of city commissions on road safety - executive committees of city councils of Ukraine develop schemes of master plans of the cities taking into account the conditions of safe and reliable pedestrian mobility.
