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Towards a walkability model for strategic evaluation of policy action and urban active transport interventions

Dhanani, A; Vaughan, L; (2016) Towards a walkability model for strategic evaluation of policy action and urban active transport interventions. In: (Proceedings) 48th Meeting of the Universities' Transport Study Group (UTSG), 6-7 January 2016, Bristol, UK. Universities' Transport Study Group (UTSG) Green open access

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Abstract

This article presents a recently developed walkability modelling tool that draws on a number of UK national datasets to construct a statistical picture of the potential of streets to be used for walking. Using components common to standard North American models, but adapted for the UK context, the model is novel in its integration of space syntax analysis as a measure of network accessibility as well as in its use of large data surfaces that are not constrained by geographical administrative units. The study area of Greater London is used to validate the model against actual pedestrian activity measurements from across the city. A range of results from the analysis are presented. This approach enables the integration of the model with numerous other datasets and spatial data structures used in transport applications, expanding its capabilities from research into the realm of active travel infrastructure planning and evaluation

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Towards a walkability model for strategic evaluation of policy action and urban active transport interventions
Event: 48th Meeting of the Universities' Transport Study Group (UTSG), 6-7 January 2016, Bristol, UK
Location: Bristol, UK
Dates: 06 January 2016 - 07 January 2016
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: http://www.utsg.net/web/index.php?page=2016---bris...
Language: English
Keywords: Walkability, London, Active Travel
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Architecture
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1524124
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