Kajian Aksesibilitas terhadap Ruang Terbuka di Perumahan Terencana Kota Medan

Abstract

One of the factors that influence the success of public open space is the accessibility. Public open space can be found in a planned housing. With the public open space in the housing it will be easier for residents to visit a public open space, especially on foot. This study aims to identify the quality of open space in the pedestrian towards housing, identifying the quality of linkage in housing, and public perceptions regarding the accessibility of open space in residential planned at city of Medan. The experiment was conducted in three housing planned in the city of Medan to collect primary data, by observing the quality of pedestrian accessibility, making behavioral mapping of pedestrian in housing, identify linkage quality, and distributing questionnaires to determine the public perception, as well as collecting secondary data. From the research that has been done, the quality of the pedestrian in the housing there are many shortcomings, particularly in the pedestrian quality, width, continuity, availability of seats, and ramp. Linkage open space in the residential-housing good, can be found easily. Visitors who came to public openspace using vehicle more than foot. People say a place can be accessed easily accessible when using the vehicle. Distance and time do not affect the accessibility for visitors open space in residential planned city of Medan.