بررسی اثرات ساماندهی پیاده‌راه‌ها بر کیفیت محیط شهری؛ (نمونه موردی: پیاده‌راه بوعلی همدان)

Objectives:

This study investigates the effects of the pedestrianization of Bu-Ali Pedestrian Street in Hamadan on urban environmental quality from the users’ perspective. Urban environmental quality was evaluated in four dimensions: physical, functional, perceptual, and livability/urban health.

Methods:

The research is applied in purpose and descriptive–analytical in method. Data were collected through documentary studies, field observations, and a researcher-made questionnaire. The statistical population consisted of users of Bu-Ali Pedestrian Street in Hamadan, and the sample size was determined as 384 participants using Cochran’s formula. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including mean, median, mode, standard deviation, and one-sample t-test in SPSS software.

Findings:

The findings showed that the perceptual, functional, and physical dimensions, with mean values of 3.63, 3.54, and 3.42 respectively, were at a desirable and statistically significant level. In contrast, the livability/urban health dimension, with a mean value of 3.19 and a significance level of 0.052, did not show a statistically significant difference from the average level. The results indicate that the pedestrianization project had the greatest effect on improving users’ perceptual experiences and the least effect on urban livability and health.

Conclusion:

The pedestrianization of Bu-Ali Pedestrian Street has relatively succeeded in improving urban environmental quality by strengthening vitality, satisfaction, urban identity, and place presence. However, weaknesses remain in environmental comfort, universal accessibility, public services, air quality, and noise pollution. Therefore, improving the quality of this pedestrian street requires an integrated and human-centered approach based on urban livability and spatial justice.