Table 2 Assessment of indicators in Kodak and Al-Alfi passages. Source Authors, photo credits: (Ashour 2018; Attia et al. 2017; Braker 2018;
CLUSTER, n.d., D-CAF, n.d.)
Kodak Passage
INDICATORS
Al-Alfi Passage
Accessibility
4 points connected
Urban
connectors
Several points
Downtown Cairo
Central
Location
Downtown Cairo
Two sides high walls, two
sides streets
Edges and
surroundings
Two sides short walls, one
side street and one side
square
Longitudinal motion
between two ends
Mobility
patterns
Longitudinal motion
between two ends
No barriers
Barriers
Fixed concrete stoppings
Recently renovated, good
condition
Physical
Condition
Recently renovated,
bumpy pavements
Activity
Seasonal hanging
decorations
Technology
None
Wall for movie projection
Innovation
None
Fixed benches
Seating
flexibility
Fixed benches and
movable chairs
Cultural realm
Typology
Commercial realm
Active mostly at day, and
night in times of events
Time
intervals
Active day and night
Rare engagement
Children
Rare engagement
Leisure
Colour coded bins
Recycling
None
Spread shading trees
Greenery
Palm trees
None
Water
Element
None
Well-designed concrete
benches, seasonal
decorations, quiet zone
Aesthetics
and memory
Night lights, food smells,
shisha smells, noise of
vehicles
Relaxing shaded Oasis
with breeze
Climate
Sunny and breezy
Narrow, relatively short
passage
Human scale
Wide, relatively long
passage
Finance
Medium costs on one phase
Cost
High costs on several phases
Private
Funding
Sources
State, Banks, Tenants Association
Fixed
Regulations
Changed along regeneration phases
Maintained
Infrastructure
Maintenance
Maintained
Involved, mainly private sector
Public
Management
Involved, Tenants Association
Ismailia Real-estate company
Ownership
Government
Sociability
Passers-by in the day for
rest and Cultural event at
night
Behaviour
Youngsters in the day,
Families and friends at
night
Specific social class
Participation
Mixed
Women not considered in
design
Gender
Equality
Women not considered in
design
Dim lights, Quiet
Feeling Safe
Well lit, live space
Cultural
Mores
Commercial
Sounds and light.
Sensory
Smells, sounds and light.
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CLUSTER, n.d., D-CAF, n.d.)
Kodak Passage
INDICATORS
Al-Alfi Passage
Accessibility
4 points connected
Urban
connectors
Several points
Downtown Cairo
Central
Location
Downtown Cairo
Two sides high walls, two
sides streets
Edges and
surroundings
Two sides short walls, one
side street and one side
square
Longitudinal motion
between two ends
Mobility
patterns
Longitudinal motion
between two ends
No barriers
Barriers
Fixed concrete stoppings
Recently renovated, good
condition
Physical
Condition
Recently renovated,
bumpy pavements
Activity
Seasonal hanging
decorations
Technology
None
Wall for movie projection
Innovation
None
Fixed benches
Seating
flexibility
Fixed benches and
movable chairs
Cultural realm
Typology
Commercial realm
Active mostly at day, and
night in times of events
Time
intervals
Active day and night
Rare engagement
Children
Rare engagement
Leisure
Colour coded bins
Recycling
None
Spread shading trees
Greenery
Palm trees
None
Water
Element
None
Well-designed concrete
benches, seasonal
decorations, quiet zone
Aesthetics
and memory
Night lights, food smells,
shisha smells, noise of
vehicles
Relaxing shaded Oasis
with breeze
Climate
Sunny and breezy
Narrow, relatively short
passage
Human scale
Wide, relatively long
passage
Finance
Medium costs on one phase
Cost
High costs on several phases
Private
Funding
Sources
State, Banks, Tenants Association
Fixed
Regulations
Changed along regeneration phases
Maintained
Infrastructure
Maintenance
Maintained
Involved, mainly private sector
Public
Management
Involved, Tenants Association
Ismailia Real-estate company
Ownership
Government
Sociability
Passers-by in the day for
rest and Cultural event at
night
Behaviour
Youngsters in the day,
Families and friends at
night
Specific social class
Participation
Mixed
Women not considered in
design
Gender
Equality
Women not considered in
design
Dim lights, Quiet
Feeling Safe
Well lit, live space
Cultural
Mores
Commercial
Sounds and light.
Sensory
Smells, sounds and light.
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