I am aware of several methods/tools for measuring the ease with which a pedestrian can traverse urban environment. While they make good sense, none of them is based on any traceable research references. Please let me know if you are aware of such 'walkability' assessment methods which have solid basis in empirical evidence. Regards.
Hi, I found some articles on tools and assessment of walkability. Hope that they are helpful to you for your study.
Hi, I really like the first two. Park's 2008 PhD thesis sets out a significant number of statistical models applicable to Mountain View, Ca. The Kansas City guide (2003) has no references (perhaps based on practice, or judgement). Both use similar factors, at broad level, with the Kansas one being far more user-friendly. Tank you, a big win.
Hi Chris
I agree with Chee. Basically we need to conduct count survey, origin-destination study, walk path condition, security, lighting, grade of walk path, the surroundings etc,.
Hi Chris,
There are some studies on walkability of pedestrian facilities for different individuals. You may be interested in following papers
Article A pedestrian level of service method for evaluating and prom...
Article Disabled Pedestrian Level of Service Method for Evaluating a...
Dear Chris,
Thank you for your question, and for the fruitful discussion about this topic.
I suggest you to have a look at the Irvine Minnesota Inventory, which is a standard measure of the walkability degree of pedestrian facilities in terms of both comfort and safety (e.g., street connectivity, quality of sidewalks, signages).
If you are looking for a short questionnaire, I suggest you to have a look at the "Walkability Checklist: How walkable is your community" from the US Civil Trasportation Department.
Regards, Andrea
http://www.walkableamerica.org/checklist-walkability.pdf
Article The Irvine–Minnesota Inventory to Measure Built Environments
This may be unrelated to your specific work, but walkablity, especially at night, can be related to characteristics of the illumination along the walkways. Lighting can strongly influence, for example, perceptions of how safe/secure a location is, presumably because it can make a location look brighter or less bright (even if the average measured light level is the same). If an outdoor walkway looks unsafe, even if it is accessible by many other assessments, it may not be widely used. Some possibly helpful references about lighting and perceptions of safety are:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1477153515603758
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1477153514556126
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1477153509102342
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