A Brief Note On The Capital Of Lebanon - 2078 Words

One of the main factors for a neighborhood to be effective and successful is to have a well-planned transportation system that would let people move from one place to another not only using automobile vehicles, but also through walking. However, nowadays, with the increased interests of architects and planners on enlarging the roads and fighting traffic problems in cities, walkable environments are being ignored threatening the pedestrian experience in streets and sidewalks. But not all pedestrians can manage to overcome the challenges of the bad street experience. People on wheel chair, kids and older adults are another type of pedestrians that are being forced to stay home and drop out of the social life for they are considered to be the weak and dependent kind of people. Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, is one of the Lebanese cities that are facing a significant decline in pedestrian access due to the lack of walkability in its infrastructure. 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