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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Pedestrian Infrastructure"”.
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Prioritizing Sidewalk Accessibility Improvements for the Aging Population and Individuals with Disabilities: A Case Study of Bandung, Indonesia
… to face challenges in providing barrier-free pedestrian infrastructure, even for individuals without physical impairments. As the population of older adults in Indonesia continues to grow, the risk of disability within this demographic will increase, contributing to the overall number of …
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Pathways to Equity: Mapping the Impacts of Nairobi’s Urban Form on Pedestrian Mobility
… little to no investment channeled into better pedestrian infrastructure. The lack of proper sidewalks and crossings in Nairobi makes walking in the city a risk that residents take every day – often affecting low-income residents that rely on walking as their main mode of transportation. …
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The City of Lake Charles Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
… with the State of Louisiana Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan.</p> <p>A bicycle and pedestrian master plan is a document meant to serve as a guide to staff and decision-makers on how to best develop future bicycle and pedestrian improvements. It is a comprehensive document that …
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The global walkability index
… of trips are made by foot in developing cities, pedestrian infrastructure, amenities, and services are often neglected in municipal planning and budgets. Since helping city planners understand the scope and extent of local pedestrian conditions relative to other cities would be a positive step …
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Step By Step: Suburban Active Transportation Planning in Spring Hill, Tennessee
… to accelerate progress on the expansion of AT infrastructure in Spring Hill. The thesis begins with four case studies: Spring Hill, Tennessee; Jefferson County, Alabama; Apex, North Carolina; and Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada. The case studies revealed that infrastructure, policy-making, …
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The Complexities of Walking and Rolling: Using Crowdsourced Data to Understand and Analyze the Mobility Barriers Vulnerable Populations Experience as Pedestrians
… policy has created streetscapes that endanger pedestrians. Pedestrian-vehicle collisions disproportionately impact older adults (aged 65+), with fatality rates three times higher than younger age groups. Similarly, factors such as episodic or permanent disability, and gender increase overall …
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Architecture and Memory at the Intersection of Transit, the Built Environment, and Placemaking in Tysons, VA
… history of development, grounded in technology, infrastructure, commercial interests, and government among others. Tysons has operated as an extension of Washington, DC throughout its history, as well as a "downtown" for Fairfax County, VA. With four metro stations, plentiful office buildings, …
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Investigating pedestrian safety solutions on rural high-order roads. Case-study: R71 Polokwane
South Africa's pedestrian accident rate is one of the highest in the world. The percentage of pedestrian accidents to total road accidents is approximately 33% (RTMC, 2011) far greater than the world average of 22% (World Health Organisation, 2013). The problem is more acute in rural areas where 1 …
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Developing tomorrow : creating and financing the ideal public realm for mixed-use urban projects in Denver's South Lincoln redevelopment
… people value and are attracted to living in. Pedestrian infrastructure and public spaces have essential roles in maintaining a healthy and vibrant community. These public infrastructure attributes of mixed-use developments however tend to be the most difficult to finance. In order to build a …
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Evaluating and understanding how interventions work to encourage shifts towards active travel
… through residential streets while allowing pedestrians and cyclists to access the street. Moreover, other minor streetscape improvements to pedestrian infrastructure were made, and altogether, the interventions constitute carrot-and-stick strategies. Findings reveal that while traffic …
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Mobile phone technology as an aid to contemporary transport questions in walkability, in the context of developing countries
… to assess the current state of its supporting infrastructure and begin giving it higher priority, focus and emphasis. Mobile phones have emerged as a useful alternative tool to collect this data and audit the state of walkability in cities. They eliminate the inaccuracies and inefficiencies of …
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A Baseline for Downtown Transit-Oriented Development: Planning for Success in the Loyola Corridor
<p>Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in downtown areas is a distinct form of new development, creating walkable districts and 24-hour neighborhoods. A new streetcar on Loyola Avenue in the New Orleans Central Business District was planned to encourage new development in the area. By analyzing the …
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Between Auto(mobile) and Building: A Study of Pedestrian Oriented Parking Lots
… A more achievable design goal might be a pedestrian-oriented parking lot. Is that feasible? What present and future advantages might be gained? What would it be like? This thesis studies the typical commercial surface parking lot through observation and analysis, leading to the design of …