Assessing Elements of Walkability in Women's Mobility

Abstract


 
 
 Inclusivity and equality in the context of women's mobility has recently gained attention. This is due to the increased demands of women travelling with either private vehicles or public transportation. Inclusivity and equality planning is more than just providing women's coaches, special pregnant women seats, and women-only lines in public transportation. Walkability, as one of the most important keywords for mobility, must be enhanced by excellent walking conditions and facilities that are inclusive and equal. In this context, walking for women often relates to the issue of safety and security in addition to accessibility and connectivity. This paper describes different groups of women with divergent perceptions of safety reasons and security. Through the questionnaire survey we have establish a significant relationship between distance and the nature of activity regarding reasons for women walking to the LRT stations.
 
 

Systematic Review of Built Environment Attributes of Walkability: Cases of Malaysia

“…For instance, Nasrudin et al (2018) and Arshad et al (2016) found a strong association between safety, security, and walkability in commercial areas, while Karim and Azmi (2013) and Mahmoud et al (2016) found this association in residential areas. Furthermore, safety of both types seems to be more closely associated with women's walking than men's walking, as suggested by Harumain et al(2017), andAbdullah et al(2016) studies. Additionally, Cheah asserted that safety from crime is one of the main factors influencing the walking behaviour of both genders (Cheah et al, 2012).…”

“…Selangor and Penang, on the other hand, have historically been Malaysia's most densely populated states (Azari et al, 2022), but they received little attention, with only four studies (Figure 2b). In terms of samples, Table A shows that the majority of studies included both male and female participants, with the exception of Harumain et al (2017) study, which only included females. Most studies' samples are adults (see Table A1 in the appendix), while a small number of studies have examined seniors aged 65 and older (Elsawahli et al, 2017;Nordin & Nakamura, 2019) as well as children and adolescents aged 18 and younger (Cheah et al, 2012;Tung et al, 2016).…”