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walkability and income levels. An observational design involving two time points six months apart was employed between 2005 and … selected via geographic information systems to maximize variability in walkability and income. Participants were 719 adults …
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A growing body of evidence has reiterated the negative impacts that crime and perceptions of insecurity can have on the health and wellbeing of local residents. Strategies that reduce residents' perceived crime risk may contribute to improved health outcomes; however interventions require a...
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features that may affect pedestrian experience have received less research attention than macroscale walkability (e … Baltimore metropolitan areas, USA, were selected that varied on macro-level walkability and neighborhood income. Participants (n … linear regression analyses were adjusted for macro-level walkability. Across all age groups 51.2%, 22.1%, and 15.7% of all …
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This study investigates older inhabitants’ appreciation of environmental measures taken in their residential area and the effect on perceived difficulty as pedestrians and in outdoor activity. The study is based on data collected with a mailed questionnaire at baseline and at a 5-year...
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An experiment tested whether physical disorder affected low to moderate income African–American children’s choice of street to walk on and their parents’ choice of a street for them to walk on. The experiment used an innovative desktop simulation in which 32 fourth and fifth grade...
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highlights the coexistence of “walkability” and “accessibility” measures in urban practice and research to create resilient and … sustainable neighborhoods. The “walkable access” term used in the paper addresses joint measures of walkability and accessibility.  …
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A walkability friendly environment is crucial in historical towns and cities built with minimal number of motor … Site regarding walkability. A structured interview was conducted among 170 respondents at six different streets to examine … citizens' satisfaction on the pedestrian facilities using six walkability features including a) pathway, b) zebra crossing, c …
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walkability in residential environments, and then constructed a TPB model based on walkability to set the hypotheses. The study … explored the correlations among walkability attributes and walkability behaviour through a survey conducted with residents in … were used. The findings of the study highlighted two aspects of planning for a walkable neighbourhood: (i) a walkability …
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cultural journey. This paper investigates this transformative process in relation to Smart Growth principles around walk-ability … article terms “sub-urban” preferences. This study emphasizes that walkability is critical to immigrant sub-urban preferences …
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