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Pedestrian and green lanes are needed to enhance the comfort of activities of urban communities. Pedestrian pathways are important to support population circulation while the green lane functions to beautify the city and maintain air quality in cities. Nevertheless, the condition of pedestrian and green lanes in urban areas is often not well maintained so that their utilization is not optimal. This can be seen from the improper use of pedestrian paths, damage to supporting facilities and the death of plants planted in the green lane. This study identified the characteristics of pedestrian paths and green lanes in the center of Garut and evaluated the use of pedestrian paths and green lanes in cities. The method used is descriptive qualitative analysis. The perception of the community of pedestrian users was analyzed from the results of the questionnaire. Responden was chosen randomly from pedestrian and green lane users along Ahmad Yani road which is the center of Garut. The condition of the pedestrian path along the Ahmad Yani road from the Asian crossing to the Holy Bunderan was damaged in several points so that it disturbed the comfort of pedestrians. Circulation of pedestrians is also disturbed because some pedestrian spaces are actually used by street vendors to sell. The pedestrian facilities along Ahmad Yani Road are still incomplete and some of them are in damaged condition. Facilities that are damaged and not as needed are benches, lack of trash bins and non-lit lighting. Plants in open space which is a green path are in poorly maintained condition and even many die. Community perceptions of the importance of the existence of pedestrian lanes and green lanes also influence the awareness of the user community to help maintain and maintain pedestrian paths and green lanes in urban cities.