What does Pedestrian (Path) help?

[User Not Found]

So if I do not create Pedestrian (Path) for my cims to go everywhere nearby, they will choose to use cars and create more traffic jam as a result? Or Pedestrian (Path) just acts as a 'decoration' that does not affect things?

[Useless Noodle]

depends on how you place it, they either choose it, or other transportation methods, depends on the math they caculated, which is distance-bias.

[grapplehoeker]

Pedestrian paths are great! They are very efficient in helping your cims get to where they need to go. Use them to get them to the buses or metro, which can then take them further.
Here's one example of a very effective use of them ;)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=462730805

[User Not Found]

This game is so full of creativity :'D

[fatherman101]

Pedis walk along sidewalks and cross at cross walks. Paths are not required, but they can be very helpful. Pedis are willing to walk a LONG way. If you shorten routes, like having a path cut through empty fields, or go over/under a road, they pedis can go further, removing cars from the road.
LESS CARS = BETTER ALWAYS
In my cities, at around the middle of each block I have a pedi path that goes underground, and I have a massive underground maze that connects almost every city block in the city. After a while it's thronged with pedis.

[Stealthy]

If i remember right people walk 128 squares which is about half of the one city tile. With these paths you can provide shortcuts and theoretically if you place residental areas to the midddle, they will walk everywhere within that one tile.

[User Not Found]

So, more pedestrian paths = less cars on the road?

[Dr Jebus]

Pedestrian paths are great for reducing and managing traffic. If people need to get from A to B, but you don't want the two connect by road (to reduce the number or size of intersections, for example) just plop down a path between them. You can also use paths to create bridges or subways over and under unpassable roads and highways. Whenever I have a transport hub/station, I always make sure there's a bridge to the other side of the road. Anywhere that you have two roads coming close but not touching, put down a path. You'll be amazed at how many cims use them.

Decoratively, I've ended up planning cities with areas for winding paths along major routes. Put down a few trees and you have a really nice park for your cims to walk to work.

Cycle paths are also amazing. Cims will cycle insane distances.

Oh: another use is if you use highway roundabouts. Highways don't have pavements/sidewalks, so pedestrians can't move from one road to another across a highway roundabout. You can solve this simply by joining the roads with a pedestrian path. My favourite is to make the paths as a set of tunnels that meet in the middle, then make a little ring/park section in the centre of the roundabout. It looks really nice, and often ends up filled with people going back and forth.