Urban environment harmonious development in the pedestrian crossings’ organization process in Yerevan

Abstract

From the beginning of the 20th century to the present day, the intensively developing transport system in the world causes new problems in the organization of the architectural environment. The invasion of vehicles into the urban environment brought about the need for new approaches due to the modern architectural organization of the spatial environment with the requirement to organize conditions that meet the comfort, safety and modern needs of human life activity. The subject of the study is the new problems generated by the rapidly developing transport system in the issue of comfortable life of the pedestrians in the architectural environment. Vehicles, especially in urban settlements, occupying huge territories, cause serious difficulties in the movement of pedestrians. As a result, regulated ground and underground crossings have become the main route of interchange in the city of Yerevan, which today need new approaches. The purpose of the article is to outline new approaches to improving the spatial environment aimed at improving the pedestrian-transportation relationship.