shenzhen has been rated the second most walkable city in china, following hong kong, according to a report released by natural resources defense council on wednesday.
the report, which took 35 cities in china into account, studied walking safety, comfortableness, convenience and government management and the results show that the most walkable cities are located in southeastern china.
hong kong was rated as the most walkable city, as most residents don't need vehicles to commute. shanghai ranked third.
shenzhen, shanghai, guangzhou and dalian were rated as very walkable cities, while beijing, jinan and chongqing were regarded as cities "suitable" for walking, qian jingjiang, director of china's natural resources defense council, said at a news conference wednesday.
erdos in inner mongolia, hegang in heilongjiang province, changshu in jiangsu province, yulin in shanxi province and turfan in xinjiang were categorized as "not suitable for walking."
the report said the use of urban land is closely related to the walkability of a city. convenient public transport, pedestrian-friendly facilities and designs also play important roles.
zhu pide, vice president with china city development research institute, said shenzhen should tighten administration over vehicles and leave more sidewalk spaces for pedestrians if it wants to further improve its walkability.
(source:shenzhen daily)
