Evaluation of pedestrian paths in the trade area with water transport: Case study of Old Town Pekanbaru

Abstract

Pekanbaru grew and developed starting from a pekan or market located on the banks of the Siak River. The development of Pekanbaru city is inseparable from the history that shaped it, where in the 16th century Pekanbaru was once the center of government of the kingdom of Siak Sri Indra Pura which then grew and developed with trade activities, and settlements to form a potential regional structure as a tourist destination, both shopping tourism, religious tourism, and tourism in the old residential area. Therefore, to accommodate and support the activities of the old city area of Pekanbaru, it is necessary to have adequate infrastructure such as pedestrian paths (Pedestrian Way). This study aims to evaluate the pedestrian path in the aspect of accessibility that connects the potential of the old city area of Pekanbaru such as the port area, trade area, and old residential area. The method used in this research is descriptive with a qualitative approach through mapping the potential conditions of each character area that is reinforced by using quantitative methods with descriptive and simulation research frameworks. The results of the analysis show that some corridors in the trade area show better integration, which means that it is possible that in the trade area, there is more movement of people because it is easily accessible from various directions (accessible) while in the port area shows moderate integration and in residential areas tends to be low.