Mindell, JS;
Anciaes, PR;
Dhanani, A;
Stockton, J;
Jones, P;
Haklay, M;
Scholes, S;
... Vaughan, L; + view all
(2017)
Developing a suite of tools to measure community severance.
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Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting.
Transportation Research Board: Washington, D.C., USA.
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Abstract
There is a lack of tools to identify and measure community severance caused by large roads and motorized traffic, despite evidence of the negative impacts on local communities. We report the development of a suite of tools to measure community severance, undertaken for the Street Mobility and Network Accessibility research project. New tools include participatory mapping, a health and neighborhood mobility survey, and a valuation tool (based on stated preference survey findings), used alongside spatial analysis, video surveys, and street audits. They were tested around Finchley Road, a busy arterial road in North London. The study found that despite having a high walking potential, Finchley Road is unpleasant for pedestrians due to high traffic levels, associated air and noise pollution, and poor quality of pedestrian crossing facilities. These have negative impacts on the overall walking quality, mobility and accessibility by local residents. Analysis shows coherence between findings from the different measurement tools applied individually and also reveals interconnections between factors which contribute to severance, demonstrating overall reliability of the suite of tools for assessing community severance in urban areas.
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