pedestrian environmental quality index training program
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Pedestrian Environmental Quality Index Training Program. The PEQI was developed by the San Francisco Department of Public Health and modified for the Los Angeles street environment by Malia Jones, MPH of UCLA Last modified April 1, 2010. Agenda. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Pedestrian Environmental Quality IndexPedestrian Environmental Quality IndexTraining ProgramTraining Program
The PEQI was developed by the San Francisco Department of Public Health and modified for the Los Angeles street environment by Malia Jones, MPH of UCLA
Last modified April 1, 2010
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Agenda
1. What is walkability and what does it have to do with health?
2. Street and intersection identification3. PEQI assessment instructions4. Practice using the PEQI
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What is “walkability”?
• Walkability means the physical environment’s ability to support and encourage walking
• The quality and safety of the environment from the perspective of pedestrians
• Includes:– Safety features– Traffic conditions– Aesthetic conditions
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“Walkability” and your health: 1
1. Walking reduces our dependence on cars• This reduces air pollution, noise pollution, traffic
accidents
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“Walkability” and your health: 2
2. Increases physical activity• Regular moderate
physical activity (such as walking or cycling) reduces the risk of serious disease and obesity
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What is obesity?
• 30-40 lbs or more above healthy weight
• Depends on height
• For people who are still growing, depends on age & gender
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The Obesity Epidemic CDC Maps from 1985 - 2007
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1985
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1986
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1987
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1988
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1989
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1990
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1991
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15-19%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1992
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15-19%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1993
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15-19%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1994
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15-19%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1995
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15-19%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1996
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15-19%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1997
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15-19% ≥ 20%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1998
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15-19% ≥ 20%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1999
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15-19% ≥ 20%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2000
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15-19% ≥ 20%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2001
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15-19% 20-24% ≥ 25%
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(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2002
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15-19% 20-24% ≥ 25%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2003
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15-19% 20-24% ≥ 25%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2004
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15-19% 20-24% ≥ 25%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2005
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15-19% 20-24% 25-29% ≥ 30%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2006
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15-19% 20-24% 25-29% ≥ 30%
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Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2007
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15-19% 20-24% 25-29% ≥ 30%
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2050?
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Walkability and your health 4: The Health Belief Model and Physical Activity
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Personal factors Constraints on behavior
•Barriers in the environment prevent healthy eating•Barriers in the environment prevent physical activity
Adapted from Northern Territory Government Australia. "Health Belief Model." Available at: http://www.nt.gov.au/health/healthdev/health_promotion/bushbook/images/model.gif. Accessed March 2009.
Why are people getting more overweight?
•Traditional or family foods/eating habits•Other demands on time•Obese parents•Financial situation
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Barriers to walking in the environment
• DangerDanger from motor vehicles, crime & violence• Lack of sidewalkssidewalks or poor repair/design of sidewalks• AestheticAesthetic qualitiesqualities of the area (shade, noise,
attractiveness of paths)• Existence and quality of facilitiesfacilities for exercise (e.g.,
parks, sports fields/courts, walking paths, etc)• DistanceDistance to destinations
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How Assessment Helps
• When we assess the pedestrian environment, we can:– Identify problem areas– Identify priorities– Ask the city to focus on our priorities
• When we do an on-the-ground assessment we also get to:– Meet our neighbors– Get to know our neighborhood as pedestirans– Eat free food and have a fun day!
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The PEQI Form
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PEQI Form: overview
• Developed by the SF Dept of Public Health• Street segment + intersection items• Grouped into 5 Domains:
– Intersection safety– Traffic– Street Design– Land Use– Perceived safety
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How it works
• You complete the PEQI form on every street segment and intersection
• We enter the data and use them to compute a PEQI score
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Example Results
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Identifying your location
DO THIS RIGHT.
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Intersection Identifiers
Grace & Double
Carson & Dolores
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Intersection Identifiers
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Carson
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Dolores
Carson
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Street Segment Identifiers
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Carson between Grace & Ravenna
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Segment Identifiers
Carson
Grace Ravenna
3210 1/30/2010Carson
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Part 1: Measuring Intersection Quality
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1. Crosswalks• Designated places
for pedestrians to cross the street
• Heighten driver & pedestrian awareness
• X in the box indicating the number of crosswalks
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1. Crosswalks
X
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2. Ladder Crosswalks
• Crosswalks with large stripes.
• Encourage pedestrians to stay within the safer locations
• More visible to motorists
• X the number of ladder crosswalks present
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3a and b. Pedestrian Signal• Tell pedestrians how much time
they have to cross, making it easier for them to make smart choices
• Count the number of directions that have pedestrian signals WITH countdowns
• Count the number of directions that have pedestrian signals WITHOUT countdowns
• X the appropriate boxes• Mark both items
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4. Stop Signs• Force motorists to slow down• Allow pedestrians more time to
cross
• Count the number of directions this intersection has stop signs
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5. No Turn on Red Sign
• Motorists often look to the left when making a right turn, but forget to look to the right for pedestrians
• Count the number of directions for which a “no turn on red” sign is posted and X the appropriate box
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6. Curb cuts at pedestrian crossings
• Necessary for people in wheelchairs
• Handy for people using strollers and carts
• Count the # of directions where there are curb cuts
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6. Curb cutouts at pedestrian crossings
• NOT the number of curb cuts!
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6. Curb cutouts at pedestrian crossings
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7. Traffic signal at Intersection
• Signal = traffic light• Check yes or no• IF YES, then continue to measure the crossing
distance and time allowed in 7a & 7b• IF NO SIGNAL, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO MEASURE.
DO NOT CROSS WHERE THERE IS NO TRAFFIC LIGHT.
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7a. Crossing Time
• DO NOT COMPLETE if there is no traffic light• Use your stopwatch to measure how much
time pedestrians are given to cross– Time how long is given to cross the larger street– Use your stopwatch– Start when the light turns green OR the walk sign
comes on– Stop when the light turns red OR the walk sign
turns solid red– Record the time in seconds
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7a. Time to cross: practice scenario
Carson St
Avalon
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7b. Intersection Length in Paces
• DO NOT COMPLETE if there is no pedestrian signal.
• Cross the larger street• Count the number of your steps that it takes to
cross the street– Count from curb to curb– Follow the crosswalk if there is one
• Record the number of steps you took• Write down your stride length in feet
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7b. Estimate your stride length now
• Go to the stride length measuring range!
• Start with heels at line• Take 10 steps in a straight line• Mark where your heel landed on the 10th step
• WRITE DOWN YOUR STRIDE LENGTH NOW• You’ll have to enter it on every intersection form
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7a & 7b. The real story isCrossing Speed
• For a street to be safe for pedestrians, there must be enough time to cross
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8. Crosswalk Scramble
• A scramble stops all traffic in all directions while pedestrians cross in all directions.
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9. Intersection Traffic Calming Features
• Traffic calming features slow the speed of traffic, increase driver awareness and pedestrian visibility, or provide extra safety for pedestrians
• Check for the presence of each one on the form and others you see that are not listed– Check all that apply– If the same one appears twice, just check it once– If you see one not listed, write it down under “other”
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9. Traffic Calming Features
Bike Lanes Pavement Treatments
BulboutsPartial Closures
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9. MORE Traffic Calming Features
Speed Tables Mini-Circles
MedianSpeed Humps
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9. MORE Traffic Calming Features
Drains & Bumps
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10. Additional Pedestrian Signage
• Signs can increase driver and pedestrian awareness
• Mark ‘yes’ if there are any signs related to pedestrians at the intersection (other than the walk signal)
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Part 2: Measuring Street Segment Quality
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11. Number of Vehicle Lanes
• More lanes = more traffic and more distance for pedestrians to cross
• Count the total number of vehicle lanes
• Do not include dedicated turning lanes in the count
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12. Two-way traffic
• It is more dangerous for pedestrians to cross a one-way street than a two-way street. – Traffic moves faster on one-way streets– One-way streets force drivers to make more turns, which
is where pedestrian risk is highest
• Indicate yes if the street is a two-way street
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13. Vehicle Speed/Posted speed limit
• Chances of a pedestrian surviving an accident with a vehicle: – 95% if the car is traveling
20 MPH– 15% if the car is traveling
40 MPH
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13. Vehicle Speed/Posted speed limit
A. Mark what the posted speed limit is
B. If no speed limit posted ON THIS SIDE OF THIS STREET SEGMENT, then mark “not posted”
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14. Street Traffic Calming Features
• For this item, do NOT count the same instances of TCF’s you counted at the intersection.
• Check all the street TCF’s on the list that you see • If you see one not on the list, mark “other” and
describe it
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14. Traffic Calming Features
Speed Humps
Medians
Rumble Strips
Chicanes
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14. MORE Traffic Calming Features
Speed Enforcements
Drains & Dips
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15. Width of Sidewalk
• Sidewalks should be wide enough for pedestrians to pass one another comfortably
• Use your tape measure• Measure the sidewalk
mid-block• Indicate the range your
measured width falls into
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16. Sidewalk Surface condition
• A person should be able to push a baby stroller along a sidewalk without difficulty
• An “impediment” includes anything that may obstruct a pedestrian’s path or pose a tripping hazard.
• Example Impediments: – Standing water– Tree roots– Large cracks– Uneven/broken surface
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16. Rating Sidewalk Surface condition
• No Sidewalk
• SIGNIFICANT: The sidewalk has so many impediments that our stroller-pusher might have to leave the sidewalk and go around serious flaws in the sidewalk.• Includes any crack raised a few inches• A part of the sidewalk missing
• FEW: Only a few impediments—a person could push a baby stroller down this sidewalk, but he would have to pay attention and negotiate some rough places
• NO Impedements: a person could push a baby stroller down this sidewalk with no problems.
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16. Surface Condition Practice
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16. Surface Condition Practice
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16. Surface Condition Practice
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16. Surface Condition Practice
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16. Surface Condition Practice
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16. Surface Condition Practice
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17. Large Sidewalk Obstructions
• Any object which reduces the width of the sidewalk so that two people could not walk side-by-side past it
• OR that reduces the overhead clearance in the sidewalk so that someone would have to duck down to pass under
• Either temporary or permanent• If there are any sidewalk obstructions, mark the
appropriate box to indicate if they are temporary or permanent (or both)
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17. Large Sidewalk Obstructions Practice
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17. Large Sidewalk Obstructions Practice
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17. Large Sidewalk Obstructions Practice
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17. Large Sidewalk Obstructions Practice
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17. Large Sidewalk Obstructions Practice
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17. Large Sidewalk Obstructions Practice
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17. Large Sidewalk Obstructions Practice
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18. Presence of Curb
• Curbs are a protective buffer between pedestrians and vehicles
• Mark yes if there is a curb present along this street
• Ignore driveway cuts (for now)
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19. Driveway Cuts
• Pedestrian danger is very high at driveway cuts.
• Count the number of driveway cuts on this side of this street
• Count Alleys• Use tally marks to keep
track as you walk
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Driveway cuts and cyclists
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20. Trees
• Trees are aesthetically pleasing, provide a buffer between peds and traffic, and provide protection from the sun
• Check whether there are trees lining the sidewalk. – “Continuously” lined means
regular trees all the way down– “Sporadically” lined means a few
trees here and there– “No trees” means… you got it– Do not count trees in the median.
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21. Planters/Gardens
• Planters and gardens are aesthetically pleasing, and can help protect pedestrians
• Count any nice looking vegetation, including private
• Count climbing vines & flowers on walls
• Do not count planters or gardens that are dried up or dead
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22. Public Seating
• Public benches encourage leisure walking, especially for the elderly and those with young children
• Check if there is any public seating on the street segment
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23. Presence of Buffer
• In order for a pedestrian to feel safe, there must be a 2-3 foot buffer between the person and traffic
• Check for the presence of each of these types of buffers:– Bike lane– Parallel parking (time-restricted or not)– Grassy or paved margin– None
• Check all that apply
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24. Storefront/Retail Use
• The presence of stores and places to walk to encourages walking and improves public safety
• Count any businesses (even if they do not get a lot of walk-in business
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25. Public Art & Historical Sites
• The presence of historical or unique architecture, murals, and other public art is aesthetically pleasing
• Check whether there are any murals, fountains, mosaics, statues, or historic buildings and sites
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26. Illegal Graffiti
• Graffiti suggests a lack of law-enforcement and disrespect for public spaces. It may cause pedestrians to feel unsafe.
• Check if there is any MAJOR graffiti
• If only minor graffiti, mark “Little or no graffiti”
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26. Illegal GraffitiMajor Graffiti Minor Graffiti
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27. Litter
• Dirty, cluttered streets are not aesthetically appealing and are not attractive for walking
• Check if there is litter on the street. – A small amount of litter
like one stray cup counts as “no”
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28. Pedestrian-Scale Street Lighting
• Improves visibility of pedestrians
• Increases personal security and the feeling of security
• Is nice looking.• Check for street lighting,
either public or private (or both)– Do not count lighting that is
blocked by overgrown trees
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29. Construction Sites
• Construction sites may be safety hazards, might produce annoying noise, and might block sidewalks
• Check for the presence of any construction sites on this street segment.
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30. Abandoned Buildings
• Abandoned or boarded buildings signify neglect and may make pedestrians feel unsafe.
• Check for the presence of any abandoned or boarded building.
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31. Vacant Lots
• Vacant lots make pedestrians feel unsafe.• Check for the presence of any vacant lot.
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32. Bike racks
• Adequate bike parking encourages biking for short trips
• It also keeps bikes from obstructing sidewalks
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Perceived Walkability Items
33. Street segment is visually attractive for walking
34. Street segment feels safe for walking
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Perceived Walkability Items
35. Are there obvious strong odors anywhere on the street segment? (vehicle exhaust, urine, garbage, etc)1 = No odors2 = A little odor
3 = Some odors4 = A lot of odors
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Perceived Walkability Items
36. How noisy do you find this street segment?1 = No noise2 = Little noise
3 = Some noise4 = A lot of noise
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Perceived Walkability Items
• 37. On a scale of 1 to 10, how walkable do you find this street segment?
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Questions?
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Practice Data Collection
Let’s go do some science!