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Using GIS for Evaluation of Neighborhood Pedestrian Accessibility

Abstract

The neighborhood-level destination offers the potential for diversion from automobile travel to walking, and design that minimizes neighborhood walking distances should be encouraged. This paper illustrates the use of a geographic information systems (GIS) based approach to compare the average walking accessibility between alternative neighborhood designs. Three neighborhood plans for an actual 23.3-ha site are considered: the development's …

Authors

Aultman-Hall L; Roorda M; Baetz BW

Journal

Journal of Urban Planning and Development, Vol. 123, No. 1, pp. 10–17

Publisher

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Publication Date

March 1997

DOI

10.1061/(asce)0733-9488(1997)123:1(10)

ISSN

0733-9488