Nowadays urban cities are facing many challenges, like accelerating globalization, social, demographic changes and urban growth. From this point of view, the idea of interactive cities begins. Interactive Cities, from the technological side, is a cutting-edge project aimed at exploring how digital, social media and other interactive ways can improve today's urban management. Interactive Cities will not only focus on the technological side but also on how this kind of innovation can be concretely useful for local authorities and urban residents, changing the way of designing and promoting better urban governance, citizen participation and economic growth. Pathways in our community is one of the most substantial elements affecting our urban life, the city image depends mainly on pathways; as there is a direct relationship between it and the way of transportation, whatever a car, bus, bicycle, or even if you are a pedestrian. Interactive pathways outline a new planning paradigm pertinent for urban development. This study discusses the idea of interactive pathways which
appears in different forms. One of the essential problems in Egypt is that many design principles which activate the idea of positive interaction are neglected. Thus, neglecting the users' perceptual levels and the street lifestyle at all. The main objective is to clarify the design criteria which activate the idea of interaction in the design process
of urban paths, then the study focuses on the role of pathways in urban life, determining the pathways problems, the ways of Interaction, the role of users in design process and the time aspect in architecture and the built environment.
Eventually, the objective of this study will be achieved by applying these principles on one of the most effective pathways in Egypt.
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