Urban environment and walkability, the case of « Les Aubiers » in Bordeaux (France)
The district of “Les Aubiers” in Bordeaux (France) is articulated around the Tramway which livens up the urban public space. Our research shows that the arrival of the Tramway contributed to the development of an important pedestrian mobility towards the metropolitan area of Bordeaux. The link between the urban environment and the walkability points up how much the configuration of urban public spaces offers a plurality of practices of walking. Routes borrowed in the district turn out to be very different according to the identity of the walker: passer-by or resident. Constantly changing, the district leads to new perspectives which bring the walking to rethink the urban public space.