Abstract
With federal policy beginning to shift from auto-centric planning, provision for pedestrian and bicycle access is now mandated in federally supported projects. However, the field of transportation planning has little in the way of theory and methods to guide design and planning for walkable cities. Walkability is increasingly valued for a variety of reasons. Not only does pedestrian transportation reduce congestion and have low environmental impact, it has social and recreational value. Recent research suggests that walking also promotes mental and physical health. The quality of the pedestrian environment is key to encouraging people to choose walking over driving. Six criteria are presented for design of a…
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- Walkability
- Pedestrian
- Recreation
- Transport engineering
- Context (archaeology)
- Community design
- Built environment
- Urban design
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Sustainable cities and communities
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