Assessing the pedestrians' perception of the sidewalk facilities based on pedestrian travel purpose

Bahari, Noor Iza; Arshad, Ahmad Kamil; Yahya, Zaharah

doi:10.1109/cspa.2013.6530008

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“…A walkable city could act as an alternative solution in reducing traffic congestion with low impact towards the environment [8]. Due to these reasons, the Malaysia Government (through Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur) and the private sector have cooperated to construct and upgrade the existing pedestrian network in Kuala Lumpur.…”

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Gender Differences in Pedestrian Perception and Satisfaction on the Walkability of Kuala Lumpur City Center

Arshad

Bahari

Hashim

et al. 2016

MATEC Web of Conferences

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Abstract. The quality of built environment usually influences the walkability of a city. This is because each pedestrian walk differently on different type of facilities or built environment provided to them. This paper aims to investigate whether gender differences influences the pedestrian perception and satisfaction level at three sidewalks located within the Kuala Lumpur City Center by means of questionnaire survey. A total of 317 pedestrians were involved in the questionnaire survey at the three different sidewalk locations. The result shows significant differences in mean satisfaction value between male and female pedestrians. Female pedestrian give lower satisfaction value for overall travel experience at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman but higher satisfaction value at Petaling Street and Bukit Bintang compared to male pedestrian. Overall, the satisfaction level was rated between acceptable to satisfactory regardless of gender differences. Improvements should be made for the safety parameter because both male and female pedestrian gives lowest satisfaction level in that area.

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Gender Differences in Pedestrian Perception and Satisfaction on the Walkability of Kuala Lumpur City Center

Arshad

Bahari

Hashim

et al. 2016

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“…This implies the importance of pedestrians' safety in transportation network design for city planners and government. On the other hand, pedestrians are also concerned about safety and consider it as an important factor in transportation (Bahari et al, 2013;Weinstein Agrawal et al, 2008).…”

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Optimal traffic calming: A mixed-integer bi-level programming model for locating sidewalks and crosswalks in a multimodal transportation network to maximize pedestrians’ safety and network usability

Rashidi

Parsafard

Medal

et al. 2016

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Re

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We study the effect that installing sidewalks and crosswalks, as traffic calming facilities, has on the safety and usability of a transportation network with automobile, public transit and walking as modes of transportation. A mathematical programming model is proposed for this problem whose objective is to minimize the safety hazard for pedestrians and the total transportation cost of the network. We utilize a customized greedy heuristic and a simulated annealing algorithm for solving the problem. The computational results indicate that installing sidewalks and crosswalks at proper locations can reduce the overall transportation cost and improve pedestrians' safety.

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“…Note that the street and the sidewalks are shared among pedestrians of different ages as well as cars, public transportation, cyclists and even emergency transportation. Among all these users, pedestrians have attracted the interest of many researchers not only in urban design studies (Adkins et al, 2012;Bahari, Arshad, & Yahya, 2013;Zakaria & Ujang, 2015), but also in public health (Singh, 2016) and sustainability (Talen & Koschinsky, 2013). The common concept broadly investigated, evaluated and analyzed by almost all of these experts is "walkability of the streets".…”

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Comparison of Walkability of Commercial Arteries by Using PEDS Tool. Case from Northern Cyprus

Darwich¹,

Kara²

2022

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The aim of this study is to conduct a comparative study on walkability using both streamlines. Two popular streets in North Cyprus, Ismet Inonu Boulevard in Famagusta and Osman Pasha Street in Nicosia are selected for this study. To fulfill the aim of the study, mix-method approach is used. In the qualitative phase of the study, Pedestrian Environment Data Scan (PEDS) is exploited. This tool directs observation through several items. The quantitative phase is performed by proposing a model of walkability considering different dimensions suggested in the literature. The questionnaire survey was conducted on both streets separately and the model is evaluated. All constructs of the proposed model are confirmed and then used to statistically compare street walkability dimensions in the case studies. A comparative study of these streets in terms of walkability helped in understanding the weaknesses and strengths of the designs and led to guidelines for intervention and modification to improve street walkability and encourage people to walk more.

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Assessing the pedestrians' perception of the sidewalk facilities based on pedestrian travel purpose

Cited by 16 publications

References 6 publications

Gender Differences in Pedestrian Perception and Satisfaction on the Walkability of Kuala Lumpur City Center

Gender Differences in Pedestrian Perception and Satisfaction on the Walkability of Kuala Lumpur City Center

Optimal traffic calming: A mixed-integer bi-level programming model for locating sidewalks and crosswalks in a multimodal transportation network to maximize pedestrians’ safety and network usability

Comparison of Walkability of Commercial Arteries by Using PEDS Tool. Case from Northern Cyprus

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