Pedestrian networks on the neighborhood level

• Unité de recherche: OFROU RPT
• Numéro de projet: ASTRA2017/002
• Titre du projet anglais: Pedestrian networks on the neighborhood level

Mots-clé (Anglais)

Pedestrian transport, Pedestrian networks, Walkability, Walkable Neighborhoods, Sustainable transport, Street network design, Detour factor

Description succincte (Anglais)

A high modal share of pedestrians is generally beneficial for society. Important factors in achieving this are appropriate infrastructures and routes.
This research aims to deduct design rules for the spatial structure of neighborhoods, in particular the pedestrian network, that ensure that pedestrians
can reach all relevant destinations with an appropriate level of service.
Following an initial literature, suitable quantitative indicators for walkability and network quality will be derived using spatial analysis techniques.
At the same time, pedestrians’ perception of the walk-friendliness of neighborhoods will researched and described.
Based on these two factors, design rules shall be formulated, offering quantifiable goals and indicators for spatial and transport planning.
The proposed design rules will subsequently be tested for their applicability and finally applied in case studies of existing neighborhoods.
The potential improvements resulting from the case studies shall be identified and quantified.
The resulting insights and observations can contribute to the feasibility of the design rules for use in handbooks or guidelines for pedestrian network
design.

Objectifs du projet (Anglais)

- Identification of all relevant design aspects of pedestrian networks, described quantitatively where feasible.

- In-depth description of the perception of walk-friendliness in neighborhoods, covering a broad range of aspects of walkability, including distances, available  
    destinations, topography, security and attractiveness.

- A level-of-service concept for pedestrian networks, expressed as an aggregated value of quantifiable indicators for relevant aspects of walkability.

- Design rules for pedestrian networks, offering quantifiable goals and indicators for spatial and transport planning for pedestrians.

- Identify and quantify the potential for improvement in at least three case study areas.

- Description of the important conclusions and lessons learned as well as the need for further research.

No du rapport (Allemand)

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