By measuring twenty streetscape features and numerous other variables for 588 blocks in
New York City, we were able to identify variables that explain pedestrian traffic volumes. We …

Urban planners and designers believe that the built environment at various geographic
scales affects pedestrian activity, but have limited empirical evidence at the street scale, to …

The analysis of the factors which condition walking in the urban environment is an important
issue in urban planning. The present work is based on the hypothesis that the landscape, in …

Enhancing pedestrian activity is usually an important goal of downtown development plans.
Two leading strategies for separating pedestrians from vehicular traffic are outdoor …

Research has sufficiently documented the built environment correlates of walking. However,
evidence is limited in investigating the comparative associations of micro-(streetscape …

The distribution of pedestrian movement by street segment in three areas in Atlanta is
modeled in relation to measures of street connectivity and land use. Although land use …

There are 127 million walking trips in the United States every day. For many years, urban
planning has intentionally disregarded or remained unconscious about the needs of human …

Research findings are summarized regarding the relationship between site design and
pedestrian travel in mixed-use, medium-density environments, and recommendations are …

Increasingly, scholars suggest thinking of the street as a social space, rather than just a
channel for movement. Studies that address the relationships between social behavior and …

Conventional planning measures are critiqued as inadequate for distinguishing key aspects
of neighborhood scale urban form. Looking specifically at the question of physical qualities …