Active accessibility: A review of operational measures of walking and cycling accessibility

DS Vale, M Saraiva, M Pereira - Journal of transport and land use, 2016 - JSTOR
Active travel is enthusiastically promoted in the Western world due to its clear and
demonstrated individual and collective benefits. While active travel has been shown to be …

A multi-perspective review of the impact of a workplace relocation on commuting behaviour, commuting satisfaction and subjective well-being

R Maheshwari, V Van Acker, J De Vos… - Transport Reviews, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Recently, a growing body of literature has focused on the role of daily mobility on subjective
well-being (SWB). What is less well understood is the temporal effect of commuting on …

Perceived walkability and respective urban determinants: Insights from Bologna and Porto

F Fonseca, G Papageorgiou, S Tondelli, P Ribeiro… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Walking is undoubtedly a sustainable and healthy mode of transport. However, the decision
to walk is influenced by many built environment and streetscape attributes. Specifically, the …

Urban sustainability: is densification sufficient?

P Næss, IL Saglie, T Richardson - European Planning Studies, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Urban densification has for some decades been considered as the most relevant strategy for
ecological modernization within the field of urban spatial development. Compared to …

How does walkability change relate to walking behavior change? Effects of a street improvement in pedestrian volumes and walking experience

P Cambra, F Moura - Journal of Transport & Health, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Promoting walking has become a policy concern in the public health and
transport fields. Street improvement interventions aimed at increasing walking require an …

Students' home-university commuting patterns: A shift towards more sustainable modes of transport

PJG Ribeiro, F Fonseca - Case studies on transport policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Students commuting to and from university campuses have important social, environmental
and transportation impacts. Based on a questionnaire conducted with 686 students from the …

Towards sustainable pedestrian mobility in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia: A case study

B Sultan, IM Katar, ME Al-Atroush - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
A new public transportation network is currently being constructed in Riyadh city. Public
buses and Riyadh metro are expected to be available for the passengers shortly. Based on …

Sustainable mobility patterns to university campuses: Evaluation and constraints

P Ribeiro, F Fonseca, T Meireles - Case studies on transport policy, 2020 - Elsevier
University community travel patterns have been thoroughly analysed and evaluated to
provide guidelines for policymakers towards a more sustainable mobility. This paper …

A study of acceptable trip distances using walking and cycling in Bangalore

TM Rahul, A Verma - Journal of Transport Geography, 2014 - Elsevier
Location characteristics such as distance play a significant role in the promotion of
sustainable modes like walking and cycling. The present study tries to elicit the existing …

The influence of the impedance function on gravity-based pedestrian accessibility measures: A comparative analysis

DS Vale, M Pereira - … and Planning B: Urban Analytics and …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Pedestrian accessibility has been growing in importance as an urban planning objective.
Assessing it with gravity-based or potential accessibility measures requires the selection of …