USING GIS FOR EVALUATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBILITY

Neighborhood design can affect pedestrian transportation. The authors of this paper demonstrate the use of a geographic information system (GIS)-based approach to determine the difference in neighborhood pedestrian accessibility for a variety of subdivision layouts for a single location. Trips made from home to destinations within the neighborhood can result in reduced automobile use. Three neighborhood plans for an actual 23.3-ha site are considered: 1) the development's original layout, 2) the original layout without pedestrian walkways, and 3) a more "sustainable" redesign. Schools, open space, and transit stops are considered neighborhood destinations and any differences in pedestrian accessibility for these destinations per the alternate plans are recorded. Findings indicate that empirical evaluation of neighborhood accessibility for subdivision layouts should be conducted; that pedestrian walkways are impetus to improve walking accessibility within neighborhoods, and that with only minor changes to site plans, many residents will remain outside currently accepted walking distances for neighborhood destinations.

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• Authors:
  • Aultman-Hall, L
  • Roorda, M
  • Baetz, B W
• Publication Date: 1997-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 10-17
• Serial:
  • Journal of Urban Planning and Development
  • Volume: 123
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9488
  • EISSN: 1943-5444
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/journal/jupddm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Alternatives analysis; Design; Evaluation; Geographic information systems; Neighborhoods; Origin and destination; Pedestrians; Walking distance
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00735764
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 6 1997 12:00AM