Measuring nonmotorized accessibility and connectivity in a robust pedestrian network

G Tal, S Handy - Transportation research record, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper explores measures of pedestrian accessibility and network connectivity with a
network that includes pedestrian facilities in addition to the street network. Studies that focus …

Desirable streets for pedestrians: Using a street-level index to assess walkability

LA Guzman, J Arellana, WF Castro - Transportation research part D …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although walkability assessments have enjoyed recent popularity, walkability measures
usually often omitted microscale attributes and pedestrian perceptions of the built …

Accessibility and connectivity in physical activity studies: The impact of missing pedestrian data

GKW Chin, KP Van Niel, B Giles-Corti, M Knuiman - Preventive medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE.: One important characteristic in physical activity research into the built
environment is network connectivity, usually calculated using street networks. However, a …

Effects of site design on pedestrian travel in mixed-use, medium-density environments

AV Moudon, PM Hess, MC Snyder… - Transportation …, 1997 - journals.sagepub.com
Whether high or low incidence of pedestrian travel in mixed-use, medium-density
environments is due to site design characteristics, and specifically to presence of direct …

From TIGER to audit instruments: Measuring neighborhood walkability with street data based on geographic information systems

M Schlossberg - Transportation Research Record, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
The relationship between urban form and pedestrian mobility is an area of increasing policy
interest within the planning, transportation, environmental, and public health fields. Many …

The pedestrian route directness test: A new level-of-service model

P Stangl - Urban Design International, 2012 - Springer
Many popular approaches to assessing the connectivity of automobile and pedestrian route
networks have been shown to have limited efficacy. This article identifies deficiencies in a …

Walking distance, route choice, and activities while walking: A record of following pedestrians from transit stations in the San Francisco Bay area

H Kim - Urban Design International, 2015 - Springer
With the goal of making more walkable urban environments, studies on pedestrian behavior
heavily rely on surveys or are increasingly using global positioning system tracking as the …

Comparative study of pedestrian accessibility to transit stations using free and proprietary network data

D Zielstra, HH Hochmair - Transportation Research Record, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Availability of a transit service is a key factor in a traveler's choice of transportation mode.
Transit service is a realistic option only if the service is available at or near locations when a …

Analysis of factors affecting the choice of route of pedestrians

PN Seneviratne, JF Morrall - Transportation Planning and …, 1985 - Taylor & Francis
Pedestrians as compared to vehicular traffic enjoy a high degree freedom of movement even
in heavily congested areas. Consequently, there are more alternative links available to …

Influence of environmental design on pedestrian travel behavior in four Austin neighborhoods

K Shriver - Transportation Research Record, 1997 - journals.sagepub.com
Results of a pedestrian survey conducted in two pairs of Austin, Texas, neighborhoods that
possess either pedestrian-oriented or automobile-oriented transportation system, land use …