Muzwembiri, Brain Mapato2024-07-052024-07-052023-11Muzwembiri, Brain Mapato. (2023). Pedestrian in King: To what extent is the City of Windhoek's Vision 2032 to pedestrianise part of Independence Avenue successfully bringing value to the street? [Master's dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WIReDSpace. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/38862https://hdl.handle.net/10539/38862A research report submitted to the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in the School of Architecture and Planning, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Urban Design, in 2023.A street, which the researcher regards as a public space, should offer the pedestrian an environment that is safe to walk, comfortable, and encourages social interaction. Global North and Global South cities have prioritised cars in the street. The conflict between cars and pedestrians has resulted in less pedestrian infrastructure, minimal pedestrian activities, and the pedestrians needing to be more prioritised. Theories and concepts such as livable streets, shared streets, or fully pedestrian-only streets have attempted to regain the street from cars and prioritize the pedestrian. In Namibia, the City of Windhoek has proposed pedestrianizing Independence Avenue in the city’s downtown area. From a scholar’s perspective, the present research investigates the potential sociocultural, transport, economic, environmental (built and climatic) successes and pitfalls of pedestrianizing Independence Avenue.en©2023 University of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgPublic spacePedestrian-only streetLivable streetShared streetSocial interactionUCTDSDG-9: Industry, innovation and infrastructureDissertationUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg