Walkability

Aiming to encourage walking, the Athens Municipality has introduced a digital tool with valuable data informing citizens and local authorities about the state of sidewalks and streets in the Greek capital.

Apart from its aging fleet of buses, a thorn in Athens' urban transport is the network of stops where, in addition to problematic locations in several cases, there are broken canopies, damaged seats, tilted poles etc. Moreover, cars parked in front of bus stops make a bad situation worse.

The most interesting aspect of the soaring number of foreign tourists in Athens, in any case a welcome phenomenon, lies in its potential to better our self-understanding. The influx of foreign visitors into the city has been generating images that are unprecedented, or at least unimaginable just five or eight years ago.

Patra ranks as the second least walkable city in the world, trailing only behind Johannesburg, South Africa, a recent study has found.

Situated on the west coast of the Peloponnese, Patra is Greece's third-largest city, boasting a population of 211,593 as per the 2021 census.

Sveta Nedelya Square in Sofia is on the verge of a significant transformation, as it gears up to become a pedestrian-friendly area.