Pedestrians who pound the pavement in inner Sydney could face a shorter wait to cross the road under a push to ease crowding at busy intersections and make it safer to walk around the city.

Faced with a growing number of residents and visitors traversing the city on foot, the City of Sydney is urging the NSW government to introduce a raft of measures that would boost pedestrian access.

Pedestrians in Sydney's city centre complete about 1.15 million walking trips per day. Credit:Peter Braig

Councillors unanimously supported a motion in September that called for action to reduce pedestrian delays and ease congestion on footpaths across the city.

In a letter to NSW Roads Minister Melinda Pavey, lord mayor Clover Moore pushed for the roads authority to install red-light cameras at all intersections across the city's pedestrian-heavy core.