Pedestrian infrastructure

Stairs are a structure designed to bridge a large vertical distance between lower and higher levels by dividing it into smaller vertical distances. This is achieved as a diagonal series of horizontal platforms called steps which enable passage to the other level by stepping from one to another step in turn. Steps are very typically rectangular, but may instead be straight, curved, or may consist of two or more straight pieces connected at angles.

thumb|Escalator in a Centrum Nauki Kopernik metro station|metro station in [[Warsaw]] thumb|Rows of escalators at the World Trade Center in Dubai thumb|thumbtime=3|Fujitec escalator in action, 2020 thumb|Escalator maintenance test run thumb|upright|Escalators at the Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Christ the Redeemer statue in [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]]

point on a road at which some means are employed to assist pedestrians wishing to cross

thumb|upright|Illustration of various examples of balusters, in A Handbook of Ornament, by Franz S. Meyer thumb|upright|The term derives from the swelling form of the half-open flower of Punica granatum, in Italian balaustra

thumb|Women heading to market across a footbridge in Nahulingo, El Salvador thumb|A footbridge in Shaharah District, Yemen A footbridge (also a pedestrian bridge, pedestrian overpass, or pedestrian overcrossing) is a bridge designed solely for pedestrians. While the primary meaning for a bridge is a structure which links "two points at a height above the ground", a footbridge can also be a lower structure, such as a boardwalk, that enables pedestrians to cross wet, fragile, or marshy land. Bridges range from stepping stones–possibly the earliest man-made structure to "bridge" water–to elaborat

roughly horizontal conveyor for pedestrians

thumb|De la Gauchetière Street, [[Montreal]] thumb|Chinatown, Manhattan|Chinatown, [[New York City ]]

fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports

travel path created by use, usually representing the shortest or most easily navigated route

thumb|upright|Skyways in the Peachtree Center district of [[Atlanta]] thumb|A Han dynasty (202 BC – 220 AD) Chinese miniature model of two residential towers joined by a skyway

physical spacial network for vehicle movement and transportation of goods over thoroughfares between multiple locations

thumb|A metro ventilation grating in Lisbon

series of linked subterranean spaces

thumb|Atlantic City, New Jersey boardwalk, as seen from [[Caesars Atlantic City, opened in 1870, as the first U.S. boardwalk. At long, it is also one of the world's longest, busiest, and oldest boardwalks. New Jersey is home to the world's highest concentration of boardwalks.|alt=Many people walking on a boardwalk at the beach in Atlantic City, New Jersey]]

thumb|A canopy walkway at [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, England.]] thumb|upright|The SkyWalk main Arcade (architecture)|arcade facing east towards Union Station, [[Toronto, Ontario, Canada]] In American English, walkway is a composite or umbrella term for all engineered surfaces or structures which support the use of trails.

lowered road-edge allowing level acces from pavement to road surface

thumb|A parklet on Valencia Street in San Francisco thumb|Band performing in parklet in Oakland, California

thumb|A Kucheh in Kashan. Photo was taken from entrance to [[Tabatabai House looking outside into the Kucheh.]] In traditional Persian architecture, a kucheh or koocheh (), is a narrow especially designed alley. Remnants of it are still seen in modern Iran and regional countries.

bus stop extending to traffic lane

kerb optimised for buses approaching at bus stops