The creation of walkable environments, and the promotion of walkability for health and
environmental benefits have been widely advocated. However, the term “walkability” is often …

Walking is the primary means of human locomotion, providing various benefits to society. By
promoting public transportation uses, walking reduces vehicle operation and gasoline …

Introduction Promoting walking has become a policy concern in the public health and
transport fields. Street improvement interventions aimed at increasing walking require an …

Studies on the mismatch between objective and perceived measures of walkability and
walking provide insights into targeting interventions. These studies focused on those living …

Numerous studies have shown that dense, well-connected, and diverse environments are
key features that promote walking. Accepting these finding as true, we hypothesized that …

Many fields of study recognize the interdependent health, environmental, and economic
benefits of walking. To promote walking in entire populations, measures such as Walk Score …

The built environment characteristics associated with walkability range from neighborhood-
level urban form factors to street-level urban design factors. However, many existing …

This study examines the relationship between street-level urban design perceptual qualities
and walking behavior in the City of Dallas. While the city has the potential to experience …

Studies of the relationship between walking and urban form consistently show that
pedestrian‐friendly neighbourhoods encourage local walking. However, the geographic …

Background Purposeful or utilitarian walking may allow a time-efficient, low cost
accumulation of physical activity. While constructing a built environment that supports …