Crosswalks are critical locations in the urban transport network that need to be designed
carefully as pedestrians are directly exposed to vehicular traffic. Although various methods …

Even though assessing sidewalks is an integral component of walkability assessment tools,
no single study exists that adequately covers the relevance of existing walkability audits for …

This second edition of Pedestrian safety: a road safety manual for decision-makers and
practitioners has updated the evidence on risk factors and interventions for pedestrian …

Many walkability indices have been developed by considering a range of specific indicators.
However, comfort indicators at the neighbourhood scale and the effects of thermal comfort …

This paper pursues three goals:(1) determining the relative importance of built environment
barriers limiting walkability,(2) analyzing the existence of an asymmetry in the way people …

Obesity and global warming are two major challenges that affect communities' health and
quality of life. Providing good walking environments, with appropriate pedestrian …

In recent years, walkability is increasingly integrated into sustainability strategies,
considering its many health and environmental benefits. Besides, thermal comfort also has …

While motivation affects safety-related decision-making and human reliability, technologies
to promote it are scarcely used. We have only recently witnessed how motivational …

Walkability has become a research topic of great concern for preserving public health,
especially in the era of the COVID-19 outbreak. Today more than ever, urban and transport …

Introduction: Walkability continues to attract great attention from urban planners, designers,
and engineers as they recognize not only the merits of pedestrian facilities in terms of the …