Many concepts of the post-pandemic urban neighbourhood transitioning into a socio-ecological and resilient future centre on walking. However, the lived experiences of walking – beyond frequencies, rationalities or specific features of the built environment – are less reflected in these concepts. This paper studies the dynamics of walking and its entanglements with practices of everyday life in an urban neighbourhood. Under the analytical lens of the COVID-19 pandemic, qualitative focus groups were conducted to explore walking experiences. The analysis of adaptations and functions of walking shows the versatility of walking practices in their flexibility and resilience. Walking in a neighbourhood that is attributed high walkability functions as a key mode in everyday coordination. Walking, however, is not exclusively pleasurable, accessible or directly conducive to a shift away from carbon-intensive everyday practices. Rather, the complex and multi-dimensional role of walking within a socio-ecological and resilient transformation requires policy and planning to address the relations of different elements and practices. The paper contributes qualitative insights to both walkability and COVID-19 transport literature, and demonstrates the benefits of a social practice perspective.

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迈向转型：大流行城市社区中步行实践的适应和功能


后疫情时代城市社区向社会生态和韧性未来的转变的许多概念都以步行为中心。然而，步行的生活体验——超越频率、合理性或建筑环境的特定特征——在这些概念中较少得到反映。本文研究了步行的动态及其与城市社区日常生活实践的纠葛。在 COVID-19 大流行的分析镜头下，进行了定性焦点小组以探索步行体验。对步行的适应性和功能的分析表明，步行练习在灵活性和弹性方面的多功能性。在被认为步行便利性高的社区行走是日常协调的关键模式。然而，步行并不完全是令人愉快的、可接近的或直接有助于摆脱碳密集型的日常实践。相反，在社会生态和弹性转型中行走的复杂和多维作用需要政策和规划来解决不同要素和实践之间的关系。该论文为步行性和 COVID-19 交通文献提供了定性见解，并展示了社会实践视角的好处。