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Factors Underlying Stroke Recovery Variation by Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status.

open access: yesJAMA Netw Open
Stulberg EL   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Walkability index across trip purposes

Sustainable Cities and Society, 2018
Abstract Development of non-motorized modes of transportation has recently become a common trait among urban planners toward sustainable transportation, and walkability has been introduced as one of the most interesting concepts in the past two decades.
Aryan Hosseinzadeh, Meeghat Habibian
exaly   +2 more sources

Towards the Definition of a Comprehensive Walkability Index for Historical Centres

2021
Historical centres are crucial areas where urban and transport planners should aim at enhancing adequate walkability conditions. This should be considered a priority in order to allow all users, including the most vulnerable ones, to access the activities they wish to engage in.
Barbara Caselli   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Urban Environments and Walkability: Definition and Calculation of a Walkability Index for Toronto, Canada.

Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 2008
Urban Environments and Walkability: Definition and Calculation of a Walkability Index for Toronto, Canada. JONATHAN T. WEYMAN*, PAULO J. RAPOSO, REID CANNATA, JAEHO OH, MIKE MOTZ, PETER GOZDYRA, GILLIAN L. BOOTH, RICHARD H. GLAZIER. Department of Geography, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON; Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St.
Jonathan T. Weyman   +7 more
openaire   +1 more source

An objective index of walkability for the Sydney metropolitan region

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2012
Background Walkability describes the capacity of the built environment to support walking for various purposes. This paper describes the construction and validation of two objective walkability indexes for Sydney, Australia. Methods Walkability indexes using residential density, intersection density, land use mix, with and without retail ...
D. Mayne   +8 more
openaire   +1 more source

Assessing the Walkability Index in the City of Vadodara, Gujarat. The study of factors affecting walkability in the urban context

International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, 2022
Walkability provides a foundation for a sustainable city (Bhattacharyya & Mitra, 2013). Walking is measured as one of the most sustainable & democratic ways of traveling within the city—the advantages of applying the walkability concept and the factors related to making cities more pedestrian-friendly (TUROŃ et al., 2017).
openaire   +1 more source

Perception-Based Walkability Index to Test Impact of Microlevel Walkability on Sustainable Mode Choice Decisions

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2014
This pilot study had two major research goals. The first goal was to develop a perception-based composite walkability index, with which researchers could evaluate the microlevel quality of the walking environment in an objective and systematic way. The second goal was to test the impact of microlevel walkability on mode choices, including walking as a ...
Sungjin Park   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

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