Increasing Urban Walkability through Citizens’ Participation Processes

The work is focused on the integration of space syntax analysis (SSA) in a process participatory planning neighbourhood scale where challenge promoting pedestrian-friendly regeneration bottom-up priority. promotion active mobility one main themes urban project CAST operating western part city Potenza (capital Basilicata region, Italy). Both state art case study area and potential effects intervention proposed basis have been assessed by SSA as walkability assessment method. By measuring street network’s syntactic parameters, it was possible to further enrich cognitive framework relating current situation simultaneously evaluate (in terms movement social usage) deriving from design interventions. paper presents methodology pedestrian environment provide an insight for walking-related improvements neighbourhood-scale planning, according approach. research, based specific local characteristics, represents transferable approach supporting informing policy-makers designers engaged inclusive participative projects.