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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"pedestrian environment"”.
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Inventory of Aging-Friendly Pedestrian Environment
… a dominant position. While public space, pedestrian activities and urban space as a gathering place for urban residents have been placed in a very minor position. As motorization in contemporary cities develops, the overall pedestrian environment of cities is deteriorating, and the street …
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Pedestrian environment as an urban indicator : developing a GIS model for measuring pedestrian friendliness
Recently, the pedestrian environment has been recognized as an important factor for sustainable urban development movements such as the New Urbanism (NU) movement and Transit Oriented Development (TOD). Consequently, many pedestrian initiatives have been implemented throughout the US while the …
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Transit-oriented development and the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail : shaping urban design patterns in northern New Jersey
… of a new transit system on mature urban environments. The confluence of evolving socio-economic trends, cultural travel behaviors, and existing urban contexts, is changing how cities develop. The added value of convenient transit access provides unique urban design opportunities. …
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Perceptions and Evaluation of an Urban Environment for Pedestrian Friendliness: A Case Study
… increasingly important issue addressed from both environmental and public health sectors for the future development of urban environments. From a planning perspective, one possible solution is to increase walkability throughout the cities. Many assessment methods are being developed and …
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The return of the infrastructure "Muti-Platform City"
… of infrastructural interventions on the urban environment, especially in terms of its morphological changes during the 19th through the 21st centuries. By examining this impact, the thesis shows that there is an important causal relationship between technology, means of transportation, and …
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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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Enhancing pedestrian access and neighborhood integrity in Boston's North End : a mixed use approach utilizing the existing highway structure
… the original goal which had been to create a pedestrian environment for the community. As a result, I focused my attention on creating an environment for the pedestrian. I would accomplish this by transforming parts of the existing artery into a new pedestrian experience rather than by …
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A contextual analysis of cycling environment assessment tools in a Cape Town mobility corridor
… this study explored the role of the built environment as a determinant of cycling practices along a mobility corridor in Cape Town, South Africa. The communities surveyed reflect the demographic and income disparities of the city, and their attitudes to cycling and the cycling environment …
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Balancing people, place and the automobile : recommendations for the redesign of Belmont's Trapelo Road
… there exist a trade-off between improving the pedestrian environment and neighborhood character, and preserving road capacity and traffic flow? In other words, is the redesign of Trapelo Road a zero-sum game? The promise of smart growth and new urbanism is that more balanced approaches to …
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The relationship between rail transit ridership and built environment and transportation system
… Development (TOD) seek to integrate urban environment with transit systems in order to promote transit use. Traditionally it is thought that people's travel behavior is shaped by travel time or monetary costs only, but the emergence of many recent studies suggests that the built environment …
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The effectiveness of zoning in solidifying downtown retail
… retail to the street and improving the overall pedestrian environment. The zoning was most effective when it allowed a measure of flexibility in creating retail spaces of different sizes and forms, and when it was applied in an area with a predisposition for high pedestrian traffic and retail …
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Anderson Lane Station : redevelopment scenarios and regulation recommendations for Austin's neighborhood centers
… uses that serve the surrounding neighborhood, pedestrian, bicycle and transit connections to other parts of the city, and a variety of housing types. However, there is a lack of exclusively rental multi-family housing, mixed use buildings, and a central gathering space. Street connectivity …
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Getting there is half the problem : removing obstacles to accessing rail transit
… Park Station in Chicago, Illinois. Improving the pedestrian environment, including developing continuous, well-maintained sidewalks, is the most pressing need at Roosevelt Station. Jefferson Park needs to focus on the conflicts between modes created by the current design such as discouraging …
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The Capitol Collective: A Community Centered Creator's Hub that Enhances the Pedestrian Experience
… States, Washington, D.C., this thesis explores pedestrian environments that are deemed 'the best' according to the district's Pedestrian Friendliness Index (PFI), with a focus on the Capitol Hill neighborhood. While dozens of blocks in the area are ranked within the top 1,000 of the district, …
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252 Columns: The Development of an Archetypal Form
… as it weathers the continual change of an urban environment. The plaza does not exist as an independent element within the city. The many framed views offered by the columns create new perspectives of the surrounding city. The universal elements, the columns, reference the site specifically in …
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Investigating Lighting Quality: Examining the Relationship between Perceived Safety and Pedestrian Lighting Environment
Pedestrian lighting design is a very important part of urban lighting design. Appropriately designed pedestrian lighting can provide people with sense of safety and improve their quality of life. However, the exploration of people's needs and perceptions of pedestrian lighting is neglected. Most of …