Assessment Sidewalks Effects on improving Communications and Social Interactions of Citizens, Case Study: Rasht Sidewalks

The purpose of this study is to investigate the social effects left over from the change in the functions of squares and passages in the central part of Rasht from the carriageway to the sidewalk. Descriptive-analytical research method that was performed using survey. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. The statistical population of the study was citizens over 18 years old in Rasht. The sample size was determined using Cochran's formula, 384 people who were selected by random sampling. The reliability of the instrument was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha test with a coefficient of 0.78. SPSS software was used to analyze the data. The test results showed that the construction of this sidewalk in creating an atmosphere of peace of mind for pedestrians, increasing social security, promoting urban culture and customs, promoting pedestrian culture and using public transportation, performing leisure and recreational activities, forming individual and collective memories, strengthening sense Belonging to a place and attaching to the space of the central part of the city has had a positive effect and has improved the social relations of citizens with each other. It has even had a positive effect on attracting more tourists and increasing their stay in the city and, consequently, on the economic prosperity of the central part of the city. The innovation of this research has been in using a diverse and numerous set of indicators.