Survey and Research on Accessible Slow Walking Space in Fayuan Temple Historical Neighborhood of Xicheng District, Beijing, China

Abstract

As society progresses and civilization develops, the construction of accessible environments is increasingly receiving widespread public attention. As an important part of urban space, optimizing the accessibility of slow-moving spaces to provide a more convenient, safe and comfortable travel environment for groups such as the elderly and people with travel disabilities has become an important initiative to promote friendly and inclusive development for the whole society. However, the barrier-free transformation of slow-moving spaces in historic districts faces multiple challenges, such as traffic congestion, spatial limitations, and landscape coordination. In order to analyze and identify the problems, and to better balance the protection of historic districts and modern accessibility construction, this project takes the Fayuan Temple Historic District in Xicheng District of Beijing as a case study, and comprehensively evaluates the accessibility environment of the district through various research methods such as experiential surveys, on-site surveys, in-depth interviews, and so on. The study found that: 1) the roads in the historic district are generally narrow and uneven; 2) there is a lack of necessary barrier-free facilities and parking spaces at the entrances and exits of the buildings; 3) there is a scarcity of barrier-free service facilities and they are not in harmony with the neighborhood's style; and 4) the willingness of the people with mobility impairments to travel is affected by the physical environment. This paper puts forward the corresponding policy suggestions for the above problems to provide useful references for the relevant government departments and related designs.