En plats att dröja sig kvar på : En studie som analyserar och utvärderar ett befintligt gångstråk utifrån ett attraktivitetsperspektiv

Sammanfattning: Purpose: This is a report about urban planning and specifically on passages with lost spaces. The report aims to analyze and evaluate a walking-/cycling-/exercise-path in the middle of Jönköping from an attractiveness perspective. The area should be able to provide inspiration and guidance in the renovation and development of other similar routes around Sweden. The aim of the report is to create a proposal on how the existing path in Jönköping can be improved, by adding a new attractive function to it and. Method: The methods chosen for this study is a combination of interviews, observations, literature studies and document analysis. Interviews have been conducted together with the public to get a picture of how the path is being used today, but also with experts within the subject to gain a broader knowledge on how a path should be formed. The observations were made by counting the numbers of people using the path to support the document analysis. The literature study was the most basic of the report and resulted in a broad knowledge of the important parts of the path and what to consider when designing a walking-/cycling-/exercise-path. Findings: The study resulted in creating a detail in the form of a wooden deck to improve and increase the social function of the path. As the path is close to Jönköping University and has a fantastic view over the lake, more seating areas were created and a more protected environment against the busy road that runs along the entire route. A clear separation and division between different speeds has been considered and applied in the results. To make the place more appealing a variation of vegetation and lightning were also implemented to the path. Implications: Through careful analysis from interviews, observations, literature study and document analysis, the report concludes with the preparation of a proposal on how the path can be designed for future use. The most basic conclusions of the study were: A clear and a good separation contributes to a more safe and secure environment.  Lighting is one of the most important aspects to think of when planning for a more safety place.  Having more functions can have an impact and create a more appealing and vibrant place. Limitations: The report will not consider all the factors on how a path can be more attractive, but the work will focus on an attractive environment from three different perspectives, which is safety and security, aesthetics and functionality.The report's main research strategy will be qualitative but will also be combined with some quantitative approaches. Most of the authors' data will be collected through qualitative interviews with the people using the path but also interviews with educated urban planners and with architects and within the field. There is also a quantitative aspect in the data collection and the route will be analyzed based on observations and statistics from the municipality.