Uploaded on 2020-03-29 by AMALIA TOBIO

This photo was shot in Ricardo J. Alfaro avenue, Panama City, for the study: Urban Diagnosis for Line 3 of Panama´s Metro. A study in progress by our firm, City Plan Consult, S.A. This is a specific place where the future Condado del Rey station will be. There are bus stops on both sides of the 4 lanes way, that have big demands, and lots of pedestrians who use the public transportation. The sidewalk is too small to manage all the movements, that is why it is very important to know where they come from, to plan sidewalks rehabilitation programs. Two invisible information: 1. Pedestrian routes. 2. Pedestrians body temperature. The data from pedestrians’ s smartphones related to their walks to a bus stop is important information for planning new sidewalks infrastructure, or to improve the existing. Collecting data form smartphones mobility is a better way to study offer and demand of a public transport system, than the traditional Origin-Destination surveys. The better the access to bus stops is, the use of public transportation increases, which creates more livable and sustainable cities. Smartphones apps to collect data from pedestrians’ s routes is a powerful tool for urban planning.