In order to understand walkability, it is important to consider how pedestrians are defined
and the discourses that shape the development of pedestrian space. This paper examines …

Although walkability assessments have enjoyed recent popularity, walkability measures
usually often omitted microscale attributes and pedestrian perceptions of the built …

Walkability has emerged as not only a set of indexes and metrics but a normative discourse.
This review of walkability studies draws on English, Spanish and Portuguese literatures, as …

This article tests the extent to which a measure of walkable access is a good proxy for the
quality of the walking environment. Based on existing findings on inequalities of walkability …

Urban designers are interested in the environmental qualities of places that make them
better for walking, not only as settings for physical activity, but also as sensorial and social …

Walkability describes the efficiency and pleasure of walking in an area and is an aspect of
urban design that has received much attention. Frequently used measures of walkability …

Abstract The Walk Score® index has become increasingly applied in studies of walking and
walkability. The index assesses the “walking potential” of a place through a combination of …

The relationship between urban morphology and walkability is central to urban design
theory and practice. In this paper, we develop new measures for pedestrian permeability …

Several indices have been developed in the past two decades that quantify and evaluate the
walkability and bikeability of communities. This study reviewed 25 pedestrian indices …

Transit-oriented development (TOD) represents an integrated approach to transportation
and land use planning. An often unspoken but key component to TOD theory is pedestrian …