Pedestrian flows / New York City

Where New Yorkers walk, and when

A block-by-block model from MIT's City Form Lab estimates hourly pedestrian volume on all 315,577 sidewalk and crosswalk segments in the five boroughs. Use the controls to watch the city's walking patterns change between weekday morning rush, midday, evening rush, and the weekend. Brighter and thicker lines carry more foot traffic.

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Pedestrian flows / New York City

Where New Yorkers walk, and when

Modeled hourly pedestrian volume on all 315,577 sidewalk and crosswalk segments. Toggle the controls to compare weekday and weekend, morning rush, midday, and evening.

Source: Sevtsuk et al., Nature Cities 2025 · Andres Sevtsuk / MIT City Form Lab

Pedestrians per hour
02507501,5003,000+
Hover or tap any street for its hourly estimate.
Segments modeled
315,577
sidewalk + crosswalk segments citywide
Field counts
1,011
manual counts used to calibrate the model
Busiest segment
3,398 /hr
W 32nd St near Herald Square, weekday evening
Time slots
6
weekday AM · midday · PM and weekend AM · midday · PM