Analys av gåendes rörelsemönster på Stortorget, Nygatan och Drottninggatan i Gävle

Sammanfattning: The town square is an important public space and is often described as the city´s living room. By creating a lively city center a sense of security is developed among the citizens which makes them wanting to use the town square regardless the time of the day. One important meeting point in Gävle is the centrally located Stortorget, sited between Drottninggatan and Nygatan. The town square went through an extensive renovation followed by both positive and negative reactions among the City´s inhabitants.  The aim with the study was to investigate the main walking paths and meeting points as a planning support to Gävle Municipality in their work with a new city plan.   By studying the pedestrian movement patterns at Stortorget, Nygatan and Drottninggatan, the main walking paths and meeting points during all hours of the day was obtained. The study included camera observations at Stortorget which was complemented by space syntax analysis in Geographical Information Systems (GIS). These methods have, together with interviews of the visitors at Stortorget and earlier studies, ended in different development suggestions. The developments suggestions aim to create a more pleasant place with more movement throughout the day. This is achieved through the construction of more secondary seats, increase the plant growth, improve the street lighting, entend the cycle parking and improve the playground and market trade.   Conclusions drawn from this study shows that there are a number of factors that affect pedestrian movement patterns, including distance, weekday, money, security, opening times, weather, layout and design. It has also been found that the main routes are along Drottninggatan, Nygatan, the square edges and diagonally across the square. The pattern was found regardless of time of day or day of week. However, the flow varied depending on the day of week and time of day.