Spatial Quality Measurement and Characterization of Daily High-Frequency Pedestrian Streets in Xi’an City

Linggui Liu (), Yuheng Tu, Maoran Sun (), Han Lyu, Peijie Wang and Jing He
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Linggui Liu: School of Humanities and Social Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Yuheng Tu: School of Humanities and Social Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Maoran Sun: Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PX, UK
Han Lyu: School of Humanities and Social Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Peijie Wang: Faculty of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China
Jing He: School of Humanities and Social Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 6, 1-25

Abstract: Street space plays a crucial role in human activity and social life, forming an essential component of a livable and sustainable built environment. Consequently, its quality has garnered significant attention from researchers, designers, and policymakers who aim to achieve precise assessments of street infrastructure and conditions. This study presents a multi-dimensional framework for evaluating street space, considering factors such as access frequency, environmental quality, and amenity richness. By utilizing city-level path planning data, street view imagery, point of interest data, and social media check-in data, this framework assesses each street and assigns scores across these dimensions. These scores facilitate a human-centered analysis of the disparities in street usage and quality. The aggregation of results by administrative regions supports effective policy formulation and implementation. Application of this framework in Xi’an, China, reveals that only 6.95% of frequently visited streets exhibit high environmental quality and functional richness. This study underscores the potential of leveraging public data for detailed street space assessments to inform urban renewal policies.

Keywords: high-frequency pedestrian streets; spatial quality; facility function; streetscape image (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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