Walk score® and its potential contribution to the study of active transport and walkability: A critical and systematic review

CM Hall, Y Ram - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Built environment correlates of walking: a review

BE Saelens, SL Handy - Medicine and science in sports and …, 2008 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Method Included in this review were 13 reviews published between 2002 and 2006 and 29
original studies published in 2005 and up through May 2006. Results were summarized …

What is a walkable place? The walkability debate in urban design

A Forsyth - Urban design international, 2015 - Springer
What exactly is meant by the term 'walkability'? In professional, research and public debates
the term is used to refer to several quite different kinds of phenomena. Some discussions …

Developing an urban bikeability index for different types of cyclists as a tool to prioritise bicycle infrastructure investments

J Arellana, M Saltarín, AM Larrañaga… - … Research Part A: Policy …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study proposes an urban Bikeability Index (BI) to assess and prioritise bicycle
infrastructure investments, and in turn, improve accessibility for cyclists. The contribution of …

What is walkability? The urban DMA

K Dovey, E Pafka - Urban studies, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The concept of urban 'walkability'has come to occupy a key role at the nexus of a series of
multidisciplinary fields connecting urban design and planning to broader issues of public …

Measuring walkability for distinct pedestrian groups with a participatory assessment method: A case study in Lisbon

F Moura, P Cambra, AB Gonçalves - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2017 - Elsevier
Walkability has been defined as the extent to which the urban environment is pedestrian
friendly. By measuring it, planning professionals may be able to address the quality of the …

Social inequalities in neighborhood visual walkability: Using street view imagery and deep learning technologies to facilitate healthy city planning

H Zhou, S He, Y Cai, M Wang, S Su - Sustainable cities and society, 2019 - Elsevier
It is of great significance both in theory and in practice to propose an efficient approach to
approximating visual walkability given urban residents' growing leisure needs. Recent …

[HTML][HTML] GPS-based activity space exposure to greenness and walkability is associated with increased accelerometer-based physical activity

O Marquet, JA Hirsch, J Kerr, MM Jankowska… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Built and natural environments may provide opportunities for physical activity.
However, studies are limited by primarily using residential addresses to define exposure …

Identifying urban vitality in metropolitan areas of developing countries from a comparative perspective: Ho Chi Minh City versus Shanghai

W Yue, Y Chen, PTM Thy, P Fan, Y Liu… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban vitality is widely recognized as an authentic philosophy that reflects chaotic
urbanization and orthodox planning in the developed world. However, comparative studies …

Walking distance by trip purpose and population subgroups

Y Yang, AV Diez-Roux - American journal of preventive medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Walking distance is an important concept in the fields of transportation and
public health. A distance of 0.25 miles is often used as an acceptable walking distance in US …