Graphical approach to assess urban quality: Mapping walkability based on the TOD-standard

Abstract

Graphical expression through mapping can be an essential tool to conduct urban analysis, capable of expressing contextual spatial distribution and providing complementary information to numerical analysis. Although urban analytics are central for most issues in cities, mobility and transportation have traditionally been disciplines very tightly related with quantitative analysis. Mobility in urban areas has become a central issue due to its high impact in environmental, social and economic concerns. Multiple studies consider that walking presents social, health, economic and environmental benefits as a short distance transportation mode. As pedestrian displacements are characterized by presenting great adherence, the features of the environment where they are performed is key to guarantee their success and promote their use. To be able to design appropriate walking city conditions, it is necessary to undergo extensive analysis of existing urban areas and their walkability impact. In order to illustrate this, this study takes as a basis the Transit Orientated Development Standard (TOD Standard), a scoring instrument defined by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), to evaluate the area of Saint-Lazare multimodal station in Paris. The aim of this work is to compare its quantitative and graphical results through georeferenced mapping and TOD Standard score based numerical data, in order to identify the complementary information provided by the mapping. The conclusions display the importance of using graphical analysis to be able to spot singular spatial distributions and influencing relations within the urban environment, often imperceptible in numerical values.

Passenger Flow Prediction Based on Land Use around Metro Stations: A Case Study

“…In public transit station planning, a range with a radius of about 500 m is considered the suitable metro station service range [36,37]. It will take about 6-8 min walking to the metro station and it is acceptable and endurable by the residents [46]. Qingdao is a new modern city in China, and the urban construction had its vivid characteristics.…”

Evaluación comparativa del nivel de Desarrollo Orientado al Transporte (dot) en torno a nodos de transporte de grandes ciudades: métodos complementarios de ayuda a la decisión

“…El análisis sig practicado pone de relevancia la importancia de llevar a cabo la espacialización de los resultados para comprender en profundidad la realidad urbana de las áreas de estudio (Serra-Coch, Chastel, Campos & Coch, 2018). Para discutir este punto de vista, se contrastan a continuación las cartografías sig obtenidas para las parejas de áreas: Gare Saint-Lazare -Opera y Gare Saint-Nazare -Vaugirard (figuras 3 y 4, respectivamente).…”

An Analysis of Environment Behavior Relationships towards the Design of a Local Mixed-used Street: Based on Behavior Settings of Belgium Street in Cebu City, Philippines

“…Solutions such as pedestrian streets that are permanently closed to vehicular traffic, or those having a time schedule for vehicular traffic, have been implemented to promote accessibility for pedestrians. In addition, methods such as mental and participatory mapping have been used to gather information from people based on their personal experiences [31], while the use of geo referenced mapping and standards such as TOD have been used to further analyze the urban environment [32]. However, in the situation of the Philippines, a lack of priority for pedestrians, the presence of social inequalities, and the lack of participation and exchange of ideas between government, professionals, and users have mostly led to underutilization, and poor design of streets.…”