Function and Accessibility Mapping of Citywalk in Slamet Riyadi Street, Surakarta City, Central Java

Department of Architecture, Universitas Islam Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: yulia.pratiwi@uii.ac.id

Abstract

Surakarta city is a city that has a very high economic activity. Slamet Riyadi Street Area became the central business district in SurakartaCity. The high economic activity in the area of Slamet Riyadi Street, resulting in the need for public open space is also increasing. SurakartaCity Government from year to year to build citywalk and other publicspaces, especially in Slamet Riyadi Street. The purposes of this researchare mapping the function of citywalk and mapping accessibility of citywalkin Slamet Riyadi Street Area. The research method used is descriptivequalitative with primary survey and secondary survey by mapping usabilityand analyzing accessibility level of Citywalk of Slamet Riyadi Street area, Surakarta City. The conclusion of this study is the variety of visitor activityon the day of the weekend is more diverse because there are activities carfreeday. Activities of the most crowded visitors are when the morning(weekend) between the hours of 06:00 to 08:00 pm. The conclusion ofaccessibility in the citywalk along the statue of Gladhak to Yos SudarsoStreet intersection is good enough in terms of wide space, pedestrianconditions, the existence of guiding block, signage, and other supporting facilities.