Walkability for utilitarian and leisure purposes: a comparative study on an avenue located in the city of Araçatuba, São Paulo

More walkable cities contribute to building a sustainable city. In the last decades, increase in number of urban displacements carried out by foot highlights importance developing methods that seek analyze quality this infrastructure propose improvements for these users. context, paper aims present result evaluation mobility destined walkability practical and leisure purposes two areas an important road axis located city Araçatuba, São Paulo, using Walkability Index Macro Microscale (in Portuguese acronym ICMME), proposed Pires (2018). The methodology allows sidewalks intersections based on indicators associated with Safety, Security, Comfort, Attractiveness. results show area 2, intended walking, offer greater Attractiveness On other hand, crossings 1, which are used people predominantly utilitarian (study, shopping, work) lower spatial quality, especially relation elements Safety Security (of sidewalks) Comfort intersections) made it possible identify positive negative points pedestrian can be formulate public policies aimed at walkability.