Walking networks should have a high density of route options to connect pedestrians to the places they wish to reach including public transport and surrounding networks.
A dense network of pedestrian routes maximises the number of destinations that can be reached by walking. Achieving connectedness often requires overcoming barriers such as railways, waterways, arterial roads and motorways which sever communities and make for long walking trips. Dedicated crossing facilities can help connect neighbourhoods that previously were separated from each other, encouraging people to walk.
Walking connection using old road bridge, Brisbane (Jeanette Ward)
