A Platform for Design Pattern Language as a Tool for Enhancing Non-Motorized Paths

Abstract

Pedestrian and bicycle paths considered as Non-Motorized paths are quite responsible for raising the social quality of life for cities' residents and visitors as well, aiming at achieving the highest level of well-being, thus, directly affect the users' level of satisfaction. Based on physical standards represented in environmental and economic attributes, as well as moral standards represented in social, cultural and psychological attributes, the research aims at discussing the role of Non-Motorized paths in raising the cities' social quality of life.The research methodology includes a comprehensive literature review, analytical part and a practical part. The hypothesis of non-motorized paths act as a catalyst to the social quality of life attributes is to be discussed extensively in the literature review, while the analytical part aims at studying the leading international models in social quality of life deducing the full detailed attributes that contribute to measuring and upgrading the quality of non-motorized traffic paths. At the end the practical part includes proposing a platform for design based on selected design theories, targeting recruiting these theories in a functional way, aims at assessing and upgrading local models in Greater Cairo, with the help of the attributes derived from the previous analytical part. The local models in Greater Cairo selected to be in Cairo City Center; Al Shawarby Street, moreover surveys are the Tools of investigation and assessment within thorough observations to the case.The research findings demonstrate the great ability of non-motorized paths in providing safety attributes, and entertainment factors, meeting different cultural and social needs for the users, enhancing as well the aesthetic aspect and the visual image of the city, thus the physical and moral standards are well supported, and the social quality of life is well enhanced.