Walk this way: Pedestrian accessibility and equity in Barranquilla and Soledad, Colombia

J Arellana, V Alvarez, D Oviedo, LA Guzman - Research in transportation …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a transport mode available to everyone and most abled-bodied urban residents, walking
is, actually, the most equitable mode of transport. Walking brings several benefits to …

The power of reforming streets to boost access for human-scaled vehicles

DA King, KJ Krizek - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This commentary argues for strategies to rapidly increase access by small, human-scaled
modes in cities through changes to street designs. Such rapid transformations are necessary …

Assessment of models to measure pedestrian activity at signalized intersections

SS Pulugurtha, SR Repaka - Transportation Research …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
The allocation of resources to build facilities amicable to pedestrians is governed by
pedestrian activity at the location of interest. Collecting real-world data such as pedestrian …

Measuring walk access to transit in terms of sidewalk availability, quality, and connectivity

M Woldeamanuel, A Kent - Journal of Urban Planning and …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
Walking as the major transit access mode confers health benefits to the public while
presenting planners with the challenge of overcoming walk-accessibility costs which deter …

[HTML][HTML] Is the 15-minute city within reach? Evaluating walking and cycling accessibility to grocery stores in Vancouver

K Hosford, J Beairsto, M Winters - Transportation research interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Leaders around the world have embraced the idea of a “15-minute city”. This urban planning
concept proposes a city where residents can meet their essential needs within a short …

The effects of spatial accessibility and centrality to land use on walking in Seoul, Korea

CD Kang - Cities, 2015 - Elsevier
The debate on pedestrian-friendly urban structures has increased interest in the connections
among land use, accessibility, and pedestrian volume. Most econometric models have …

Using equivalent walking distance to assess pedestrian accessibility to transit stations in Singapore

P Olszewski, SS Wibowo - Transportation research record, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
The study aims to investigate factors that affect passengers' choice of walking to rail transit
and to develop a method of assessing walking conditions in the vicinity of mass rapid transit …

Pedestrian environment and route choice: evidence from New York City and Hong Kong

Z Guo, BPY Loo - Journal of transport geography, 2013 - Elsevier
To better understand the relationships between walking and the environment, this study
tests the feasibility of route choice modeling based on pedestrians' walking behavior. 321 …

Beyond the quarter mile: Re-examining travel distances by active transportation

J Larsen, A El-Geneidy, F Yasmin - Canadian Journal of Urban Research, 2010 - JSTOR
Interest in active transportation—especially walking and cycling—is growing within urban
planning and transportation circles as a solution to the environmental and congestion issues …

Walkability indicators for pedestrian-friendly design

S Gori, M Nigro, M Petrelli - Transportation Research Record, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper presents an analysis of walking indicators related to the structure of the road
network, differentiated by measures of the quality, connectivity, and proximity of the road …