This paper presents the methodology for developing a significance map for pedestrian traffic using the city of Leipzig as an example. Based on assumptions about the relevance and catchment areas of origins and destinations for pedestrian traffic, significance levels are assigned to public spaces. These represent the potential for pedestrian traffic that can be expected from the urban structures in the vicinity of the respective public spaces. The significance map created in this way allows for hierarchization of pedestrian networks and prioritization of measures promoting pedestrian traffic.