Does the pedestrian environment affect the utility of walking? A case of path choice in downtown Boston

Guo, Zhishi

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2009.03.007

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“…This result agrees with the results of previous studies that examined the relationship between commercial use and walking (Seneviratne and Morrall, 1985;Guo and Ferreira, 2008;Guo, 2009). Pedestrians were interested in commercial use and this played a role in path choice.…”

Section: Diagonal Street Characteristics With Path Choicesupporting

confidence: 92%

“…Pedestrian path choice is affected not only by distance to the destination, but also by various environmental factors (Guo and Loo, 2013). It is affected by street environment; weather protection, crowds, number of crossings, safety, and noise (Seneviratne and Morrall, 1985), sidewalk width, open space, presence of retail, topography, and street crossings (Guo and Ferreira, 2008;Guo, 2009). However, distance has the greatest effect on path choice (Rodriguez et al, 2014).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Pedestrian Path Choice with Diagonal Streets

Kim

Lee

et al. 2016

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

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The aim of this study is to investigate pedestrian path choice between diagonal and straight streets. We selected 16 streets including both straight and diagonal streets in Seoul for this study. We then investigated the environments and structures of these streets and surveyed pedestrians about which streets they would choose when they had no destination. First, the participants tend to choose diagonal streets. Second, street angle and street width were identified as the structural factors that had the strongest effects on path choice among diagonal streets. Some environmental factors were also found to be significant: presence of sidewalk, road pavement type, commercial use, presence of street trees, and use of the acute angle plot at an intersection. Overall, the results indicated that some structural and environmental factors associated with diagonal streets affected the pedestrian path choice.

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Section: Diagonal Street Characteristics With Path Choicesupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pedestrian Path Choice with Diagonal Streets

Kim

Lee

et al. 2016

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

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“…Respondents with similar travel attitudes but living in distinctly different types of neighbourhoods are selected for this type of analysis (Guo, 2009). Studies that have analysed cross sectional data have incorporated a range of methods such as an instrumental variables model (Boarnet and Sarmiento, 1998;Greenwald and Boarnet, 2001;Khattak and Rodriguez, 2005;Vance and Hedel, 2007), a joint choice model (Bhat and Guo, 2007;Cervero and Duncan, 2008;Pinjari et al, 2007), a cross-sectional structural equation model (SEM) (Bagley and Mokhtarian, 2002), and a path choice model (Guo, 2009).…”

Section: Transit Oriented Development (Tod)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Studies that have analysed cross sectional data have incorporated a range of methods such as an instrumental variables model (Boarnet and Sarmiento, 1998;Greenwald and Boarnet, 2001;Khattak and Rodriguez, 2005;Vance and Hedel, 2007), a joint choice model (Bhat and Guo, 2007;Cervero and Duncan, 2008;Pinjari et al, 2007), a cross-sectional structural equation model (SEM) (Bagley and Mokhtarian, 2002), and a path choice model (Guo, 2009). In contrast, for a longitudinal analysis, data are collected from the same person over two or more time periods, and it is assumed that self-selection effects are nullified.…”

Section: Transit Oriented Development (Tod)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Residential dissonance and mode choice

Kamruzzaman

Baker

Washington

et al. 2013

Journal of Transport Geography

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Residential dissonance refers to the mismatch in land-use patterns between individuals' preferred residential neighbourhood type and the type of neighbourhood in which they currently reside. Current knowledge regarding the impact of residential dissonance is limited to short-term travel behaviours in urban vs. suburban, and rural vs. urban areas. Although the prevailing view is that dissonants adjust their orientation and lifestyle around their surrounding land use over time, empirical evidence is lacking to support this proposition. This research identifies both short-term mode choice behaviour and medium-term mode shift behaviour of dissonants in Transit Oriented Development (TODs) vs.non-TOD areas in Brisbane, Australia. Natural groupings of neighbourhood profiles (e.g. residential density, land use diversity, intersection density, cul-de-sac density, and public transport accessibility levels) of 3957 individuals were identified as living either in a TOD (510 individuals) or non-TOD (3447 individuals) areas in Brisbane using the TwoStep cluster analysis technique. Levels of dissonance were measured based on a factor analysis of 16 items representing the travel attitudes/preferences of individuals. Two multinomial logistic (MNL) regression models were estimated to understand mode choice behaviour of (1) TOD dissonants, and (2) non-TOD dissonants in 2009, controlling for sociodemographics and environmental characteristics. Two additional MNL regression models were estimated to investigate mode shift behaviour of (3) TOD dissonants, and (4) non-TOD dissonants between 2009 and 2011, also controlling for socio-demographic, changes in socio-demographic, and built environmental factors. The findings suggest that travel preference is relatively more influential in transport mode choice decisions compared with built environment features. Little behavioural evidence was found to support the adjustment of a dissonant orientation toward a particular land use feature and mode accessibility they represent (e.g. a modal shift to greater use of the car for non-TOD dissonants). TOD policies should focus on reducing the level of dissonance in TODs in order enhance transit ridership. Keywords:Residential dissonance; transit oriented development; travel behaviour change; residential self-

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“…The modelling of walking routes should also recognise that pedestrians may not take the shortest route, especially when walking for recreation. Walking behaviour is influenced by the pedestrian environment (Guo, 2009), gradient, land use, and by the need to use crossings not at-grade. Elderly pedestrians also face micro-level barriers such as steps, slopes, and obstructions on the pavement (Mackett, Achutan, & Titheridge, 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%

Community Severance: Where Is It Found and at What Cost?

2015

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Community severance occurs when transport infrastructure or motorised traffic divides space and people. Despite the growing awareness of its effects on the wellbeing of local communities, the problem is not usually assessed quantitatively or assigned a monetary value. This paper reviews existing practice and research on quantitative methods dealing with community severance. The problem is first decomposed into a series of questions, which are then used as a base to review the methods found in governmental guidance documents, technical reports, and academic studies. The paper ends with recommendations for the integration of severance issues into transport planning.

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Does the pedestrian environment affect the utility of walking? A case of path choice in downtown Boston

Cited by 103 publications

References 23 publications

Pedestrian Path Choice with Diagonal Streets

Pedestrian Path Choice with Diagonal Streets

Residential dissonance and mode choice

Community Severance: Where Is It Found and at What Cost?

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