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1 cze 2024 · The access to services within a walking distance is considered a top priority to the livability in cities (Stavroulaki and Pont, 2020). Thereby reducing transport related externalities and promoting a shift from individual transport used for short distances to more sustainable modes.
5 lut 2019 · We suggest that walkability is a set of capacities of any given neighbourhood that is embodied in urban morphologies in three main ways – the densities (concentrations) of buildings and people; the mix of different functions and attractions; and the access networks we use to navigate between them.
24 mar 2023 · Walking is the most sustainable means of daily travel for short trip distances [1,2,3,4,5]. It causes virtually no noise or air pollution and consumes far fewer nonrenewable resources than any motorized mode of transport.
25 mar 2021 · The positive effects of more walking on urban challenges, such as noise levels, air pollution and CO 2 emissions, as well as traffic safety and societal health, have increased the interest in walking, in fields like planning, transport and the health sector.
1 maj 2021 · Walking is a sustainable mode of transportation that is associated with many environmental, economical, and social benefits. Urban walkability can improve economic performance (Leinberger & Alfonzo, 2012). It encourages trade and competitiveness and increases land and property values (TFL, 2005).
23 sty 2020 · They find that the literature describes four types of factors that influence walking related to a public transit trip: personal, public transit service-related, environmental, and journey-related (such as trip purpose, time of the day, trip length, etc.).
In Switzerland, an average (mean) walking distance of 1.9 km per person and per day has been published by the Swiss Federal Office of Statistics (OFS and ARE 2012). But little is known about the distribution of walking distances within the population, and even less about associated demographic, socio-economic or geographic characteristics.
