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Qualitative and Quantitative Methods for Assessing Urban Walkability At City-Wide and Intersection-Level Scales

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dc.contributor.advisorBurtch, Nathan
dc.contributor.authorBlack, Adam Logan
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-17T18:40:49Z
dc.date.available2024-09-17T18:40:49Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-03
dc.description.abstractCities are opting to pursue various smart growth strategies which include the process of integrating more walkable environments. WalkScore.com offers users the ability to measure the alleged level of walkability at a given location. The problem with the website’s tool is that while it does consider nearby amenities for its calculation of walkability, it does not consider other equally important factors. In his book, city planner Jeff Speck presents the case that to be walkable an urban environment must be safe, useful, comfortable, and interesting for pedestrians. This thesis explores these four walkable categories with qualitative and quantitative approaches. The scale of the analysis is set to a macro city-wide analysis which uses collected GIS data from online sources, as well as manually digitized data. There is also a micro intersection-focused analysis that utilizes a direct observation method of collecting and operationalizing data.
dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1920/13652
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.13021/MARS/2102
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCopyright 2023 Adam Logan Black
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0
dc.subjectwalkability
dc.subjectdirect observation
dc.subjectGIS
dc.subjectstreetscape
dc.subjectdensity
dc.subjectwalkable features
dc.titleQualitative and Quantitative Methods for Assessing Urban Walkability At City-Wide and Intersection-Level Scales
dc.typeThesis
dspace.entity.typePublication
thesis.degree.disciplineGeographic and Cartographic Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science in Geographic and Cartographic Sciences

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