I believe we can benefit humankind, now and tomorrow, by re-evaluating the mobility hierarchy.
Seleem Gaber
Introducing our Cairo Correspondent Seleem Gaber!
Here at Pedestrian Space we recently launched a Global Walkability Correspondents Network, as a way to build solidarity among walkability advocates around the world and continue to create media on sustainable mobility and urbanism.
We are grateful to welcome Seleem as a Cairo Correspondent to our growing network of individuals who are passionate walkability advocates.
WHO
I am an architecture student, and urban enthusiast from Cairo, Egypt studying in Valencia, Spain. I believe in walkable cities and their undeniable role in economic resilience, environmental impact, health, safety, and inclusivity. I proudly join the rightful mobility revolution, as a spokesman for my beautiful home city of Cairo.
WHERE
As a Correspondent, I represent my hometown of Cairo, Egypt. Cairo is a relatively large city, one of the 28 megacities of the world. That being said, it has a fairly complex urban fabric with many satellite cities in its municipality. Many of the newer districts and towns of Cairo are grossly car-oriented and largely affected by sprawl. Riddled with urban highways, zoned neighborhoods, overpass bridges, and pedestrian bridges, the city is hardly walkable and pays no attention to the needs of most anyone who is not in a private vehicle. This pattern has forced Cairo into a state of constant traffic, unsafe roads, and an addictive dependency on automobiles, traits that go against what Cairo was to begin with.
I will be highlighting some of these issues in my correspondence, as well as showing some of the features of historic Cairo that show how livable and walkable it was/can be.
I proudly join the rightful mobility revolution, as a spokesman for my beautiful home city of Cairo.
Seleem Gaber
WHY WALKABILITY
My interest in walkability and sustainable urban design stems from my passion for conservationist architecture. This is synonymous with my belief of architecture being an element that serves the people by creating places for people, a concept that was somewhat lost in our modern city design. Many of our contemporary public space consists of “non-places” that serve the automobile, without considering the ripple effects it has on the well-being, sustainability, and livability of our cities. I believe we can benefit humankind, now and tomorrow, by re-evaluating the mobility hierarchy.
Seleem is an architecture student and urban enthusiast from Cairo, Egypt studying in Valencia, Spain. He believes in walkable cities and their undeniable role in economic resilience, environmental impact, health, safety, and inclusivity. He seeks a role in the rightful mobility revolution, as a spokesman for his beautiful hometown of Cairo.
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