Neighborhood walking densities: A multivariate analysis in Halifax, Canada

Kevin Neatt, Hugh Millward and Jamie Spinney

Journal of Transport Geography, 2017, vol. 61, issue C, 9-16

Abstract: Neighborhood walkability is important to planners and policy makers in the public health, land use planning, and transportation fields. This research contributes to knowledge of walking behaviour by aggregating GPS-tracked walking trips as neighborhood walking densities, and investigating local characteristics affecting those densities. The study maps walking trips in urban and suburban neighborhoods of Halifax, Canada, using data from the Space-Time Activity Research (STAR) survey conducted in 2007–2008. Respondents completed a two-day time-diary, and their movements were tracked using a GPS data logger. The 1971 primary respondents recorded 5005 geo-referenced walking trips.

Keywords: Walking; Walkability; Neighborhoods; Built environment; Density; Land use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2017.04.005

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