The preference for walking and the resulting pedestrian activities have been considered key success factors streets, neighborhoods, cities alike. Although micro- meso-scale built environment that encourage investigated, role of macroscopic such as regional centrality in explaining street-level volume is often neglected. Against this backdrop, study examines relationship between environments usi...

1. Random and goal oriented walk models To simulate human movement in a street network, we setup some random walkers which can hop from one street to another arbitrarily. The hopping behaviour is defined at a topological level in which individual streets are represented as nodes and street intersections as links of a connectivity graph (Figure 1). On the other hand, the simulation has yet to be...

Distance FromHome to theNearest TobaccoOutlet MayNot Reflect the True Accessibility To the Editor In their Original Investigation in a recent issue of JAMA InternalMedicine, Pulakka et al1 examined the association between walking distance from home to the nearest tobacco outlet and smoking cessation and relapse. We noticed several limitations that should be considered. First, Pulakka et al1 sim...

the informal settlements are those parts of city which have been formed without plan or minimum facilities and services. therefore, they are considered as priorities in management cities for services and improving quality of life. in this regard, it is important to get solutions to make positive changes with the lowest cost and direct intervention. therefore, this study aims to explore the link...

BACKGROUND Few studies have investigated associations between objectively measured crime and walking, and findings are mixed. One explanation for null or counterintuitive findings emerges from criminology studies, which indicate that the permeable street layouts and non-residential land uses that underpin walkable neighbourhoods are also associated with more crime. This study examined associati...

The walkability of urban areas is an important criterion related to the level physical activity and public health citizens. This research aims measure this parameter in Golsar town located Rasht, Iran. Two methods were used research: Street connectivity International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). principal variables street measured four districts by Geographic Information System (GIS)...

This article presents the results of structuring territory adjacent to Pryanishnikov Street in Timiryazevsky District Northern Administrative Moscow. The key objects street road network that form pedestrian flows are highlighted. rules interaction between and influence external factors have been established. Based on this we constructed undirected graphs reflecting connectivity routes, infrastr...