Measure, understand and improve cities: Visualizing pedestrian flows to improve inner-city quality in Delft using GPS-tracking technology

We all have walked on a street when suddenly someone comes over to you asking for directions. Sometimes, people do not know where they are and they do not know how to reach their destination. They are lost. However, people should not depend on others to find their way. The urban fabric should be legible enough to find one’s way. The problem...

Lost in the city: Searching for urban vitality in city centre of Kaunas

Fixing the Link - Creating a strong, vital and attractive link between the Dutch central railway station and city centre

The link between railway station and city centre in the Netherlands is becoming increasingly important in our cities; On the one hand the railway station is gaining importance as entrance to the city (Rooij, 2005; Bertolini & Dijst, 2003; NS, 2006; NS Poort, 2009) and on the other hand cities are promoting their city centres to attract visitors...