Design of pedestrian network friendliness maps

Sousa, Nuno; Pais, Filipe; Jesus, Eduardo Natividade; Rodrigues, João Coutinho

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Sousa, Nuno

Pais, Filipe

Jesus, Eduardo Natividade

Rodrigues, João Coutinho

Abstract(s)

This article introduces the concept of pedestrian, or walking friendliness, and presents a methodology for obtaining maps thereof. Walking friendliness is a quality of walking indicator, defined for any given origin in a city, which combines accessibility measures, based on impedance between that origin and destinations, with performance scores for the pedestrian infrastructure linking those origins and destinations. The methodology uses geographic information systems to obtain walking friendliness values and represent them in a map. The approach is demonstrated through a case study for the city of Coimbra, Portugal, for which friendliness maps were derived. The procedure and maps that were produced can be scaled to any size of city.