WALKING - THE BOTTOM LINE

There has been scant attention paid in research to demand-side measures of walking and little research has taken into account pedestrian profiles, motivations and lifestyles. Little is known about the economic impacts of walking, whether for the individual or the community - though intuitively it would seem that they are strongly positive in both cases. However, decision-makers are better persuaded by hard evidence. This paper reports on current research which attempts to provide data in this vital area. It is hoped that the results will provide a base for the development of robust and transferable evidence of the truth of John Robert's words, that 'a good physical environment is a good economic environment'. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E204599.

• Corporate Authors:

  WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT

  441 MURRAY STREET
  PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA  Australia  6000
• Authors:
  • TOLLEY, R
  • BOYD, H
• Conference:
  • AUSTRALIA: WALKING THE 21ST CENTURY, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, 2001, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, VOL 1
• Publication Date: 2001-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 103-11

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Choice models; Conferences; Cyclists; Demand; Health; Human factors; Motivation; Pedestrians; Planning; Transportation; Transportation modes; Travel
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 1742: Cyclist; 285: Demand (econ); 2144: Health; 2257: Human factor; 698: Journey; 2295: Motivation; 1733: Pedestrian; 143: Planning; 9072: Selection; 1155: Transport; 1145: Transport mode; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00937204
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 5 2003 12:00AM