Youth-friendly commercial street for new urban street life

Creating a user-friendly street environment that adapts to the new lifestyle of urban users is crucial. The increasein urban poor, climate change and COVID-19 have impacted urban users to the degree that many cities are deprived of quality urban life. The street is one of the main elements of urban space. Therefore, it is vital to revisit a new approach to street design that meets today’s challenges and tomorrow’s demands. This paper identifies the activities and behaviours offemale youth on commercial streets in Malaysia. The results, derived from quantitative and qualitative methods, identify youth perceptions and activities on the street and how they used the street in urban areas focusing on the commercial streetin Malaysian urban areas. This study aims to contribute to the knowledge in creating a good street design that meets the current and future needs of the youth group of users in creating a good and healthy quality of life. The findings also contribute to the knowledge concerning the most significant needs of a youth-friendly urban commercial street based on the current situation in Malaysia’s urban areas.