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This article<\/a> was originally published by Sarah Wray on <\/span>Cities Today<\/span><\/a>, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Facebook<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Instagram<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>YouTube<\/span><\/a>, or sign up for Cities Today News.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Bogot\u00e1, Paris, Hong Kong, and London are ranked among the best cities in the world for key walkability indicators in a new report from the <\/span>Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pedestrians First<\/em><\/a> <\/span>includes practical tools that allow urban planners and city officials to assess the inclusivity of their cities\u2019 transport systems as well as the walkability of their neighborhoods and streets. It also provides walkability data for almost 1,000 metropolitan areas worldwide.<\/p>\n

ITDP says the report is the first analysis to measure walkability in cities globally. It comes as cities have seen a drop in public transport use amid COVID-19 and are <\/span>working to ensure<\/a> <\/span>this doesn\u2019t result in a surge in car traffic.<\/p>\n

\u201cCOVID-19 has dramatically exposed our inequalities at every level, including our options for travel. Those higher on the income scale tend to have access to both walkable neighborhoods and transport, while those who are lower have neither,\u201d said Heather Thompson, CEO of the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP). \u201cIn order to provide safe and inviting walking conditions for all city residents, it is essential to shift the balance of space in our cities away from cars, providing more travel options for people. We have so much to gain \u2014 from cleaner air to better health to stronger local economies and deeper bonds within communities, and we all need that now more than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elements of a walkable city<\/h2>\n

Pedestrians First<\/em> <\/span>includes rankings for  \u201cthe most telling\u201d walkability indicators, <\/span>based on global open-source data<\/a>. These include:<\/a><\/p>\n