Operationalization of path walkability for sustainable transportation
- Authors
- Park, Sungjin; Choi, Keechoo; Lee, Jae Seung
- Issue Date
- 2017
- Publisher
- TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
- Keywords
- Pedestrians; transit accessibility; transit-oriented development (TOD); walkability; walking routes
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION, v.11, no.7, pp.471 - 485
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
- Volume
- 11
- Number
- 7
- Start Page
- 471
- End Page
- 485
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/6935
- DOI
- 10.1080/15568318.2016.1226996
- ISSN
- 1556-8318
- Abstract
- Most walking travel behavior research thus far has tested area-based neighborhood walkability, which is measured with meso-level urban form attributes. In need of micro-level walkability analyses that focus on individual travelers and their routes, we propose a route-oriented linear walkability concept named path walkability. It is defined and measured by 42 path walkability indicators that can collectively represent an individual traveler's micro-level walkability. A graphic measurement instrument for an objective and efficient on-field walkability measurement is developed. This study also sets the protocol for quantitatively integrating the walkability data measured at the segment level into path walkability indicators that are comparable at the route level. To test the applicability of the proposed path walkability, a pilot case study is conducted within a station area. A user survey is administered to collect transit users' access mode choices and walking routes to the station. The survey results help identify two groups of street segments: one used by regular walkers and the other selected by habitual auto users/occasional walkers. The routes chosen by the two groups are quantitatively and graphically compared for walkability. The analyses show a physically measurable and quantitatively comparable difference between the routes' walkability and suggest criteria for walking-conducive transit walkability for station users. Specific design recommendations for improving street-level micro-walkability for future transit-oriented developments (TODs) are added along with a future research agenda.
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