Identifying and Measuring Urban Design Qualities Related to Walkability.

UNDERSTANDING WALKABILITY: Dealing with the complexity behind pedestrian behavior

The issue of pedestrian-friendly urban environments has been of increasing importance lately in urban planning and design. In order to develop a better knowledge about the walkability of the built environment, it is important to understand the complexity behind walking behavior. Since different kinds of walking activities vary in their goal, effort, frequency, duration, etc., they also vary in ...

An Evaluation and Design Support System for Urban Walkability

We present an operational proposal for the evaluation of walkability. Its distinguishing characteristic in conceptualising walkability is to take into account and combine three distinct elements in a multicriteria evaluation model: the availability of attractive destinations, their effective distances along a detailed representation of the street network and the qualities relevant to walkabilit...

Expanding Walkability in Tehran’s Historic Downtown Case Study: Streets Leading to the Imam Khomeini Square (Maidan-e Tup-khana)

This research explores the correlation between ‘walkability’ and the ‘sense of place’ in Tehran’s streets, particularly streets leading to the Imam Khomeini square (Maidan-e Tup-khana) at the heart of historic downtown. The goal is to evaluate the walkability through a measurable method in order to prioritize strategies to enhance various aspects of the historic districts. After reviewing the e...

Identifying Measures and Indicators Affecting the Walkability of Neighborhoods with a Sustainable Neighborhood Development Approach Case Study: Chizar Neighborhood, Tehran, Iran

Adaptation and reliability of neighborhood environment walkability scale (NEWS) for Iran: A questionnaire for assessing environmental correlates of physical activity

Background: In spite of the increased range of inactivity and obesity among Iranian adults, insufficient research has been done on environmental factors influencing physical activity. As a result adapting a subjective (self-report) measurement tool for assessment of physical environment in Iran is critical. Accordingly, in this study Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS) was adapted...