Where has the concept of 'active travel'come from and where is it taking us? In this paper, we
explore these questions, firstly, through a systematic review that summarises the growth of …

Several walkability studies have focused primarily on macro-level environmental factors.
Nevertheless, previous research has shown that street-level design can also support …

A growing body of empirical findings suggests that more satisfactory, compact, and
traversable built environments can positively influence active travel, physical activity, and the …

Background: Since the beginning of the new millennium, sensitivity towards the environment
has been spreading globally. In fact, countries are adopting measures to develop new …

Considering that the number of wheelchair users is on the rise at the global level due to
population aging, it is crucial to secure their rights to have adequate access to healthcare …

Although pedestrian or car-free streets can powerfully produce multiple benefits for urban
quality of life, sustainability, and public health very few studies have quantified and analysed …

Accepted: 20 May 2021 To date, several macro-level walkability measures have been
proposed, but microscale and audit-based walkability approaches prove to be highly …

Everyday human activity is crucially defined by walkability at neighbourhood level, and
accordingly, this paper sets a dual focus: to map basic pedestrian accessibility infrastructure …

The social, historical and spatial processes that shape the centrality pattern of a city have
always been at the core of urban studies that explore the interplay between network …

There is evidence that existing standards for signal timing do not provide enough time for
many pedestrians to safely cross intersections. Yet, current methods for studying this …