Abstract

This study points out that the pedestrian issue has drawn critical attention to the existing discussion of new town planning and suggests that walking needs to be modified with the mobility perspective. While existing new town walking planning element for the development of accessibility and high density, it is argued that there is a lack of concern about walking itself. When considering walking as mobility, the meaning of walking, the social value caused by walking, and the democracy and rights guaranteed by walking emerge as essential considerations. This case study examines the walking plans of Korean New Town Planning from the first to the third phase. It confirms that walking has been utilized in the mainstream planning discourse, particularly on the relationship between automobiles and walking, environmentally- friendly and sustainable plans, and community-based planning. The third phase of the new town planning needs to develop an apparatus that includes various family forms, including the socially vulnerable. Above all, it is necessary to draw social consensus on and prioritize the value of walking in the new town planning.