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The growing trend of urbanization has led to an unsustainable environment that become one of the main concerns of today’s city managers. Nowadays, the role of transportation in sustainable urban development is very clear and undeniable. On the other hand, the need for sustainable transportation reinforces the idea of using non-motorized transportation. Non-motorized transport is a form of entertainment and recreation, and can provide the possibility of cheaper trips. The walkability index is one of the important issues in the non-motorized transportation. The determination of walkability index leads to the recognition of environment as a factor affecting the extent of encouragement of individuals to walk and ride bicycle. As a result, one can improve the existing conditions so as to enhance the physical activity level of individuals in a society. The existing methods of determining the walkability can be summarized …