Pedestrians

Mindfulness, Time Affluence, and Journey-based Affect: Exploring Relationships

LaJeunesse, S
Rodriguez, D
2012
Behavioral travel research has neglected to examine the role of mindfulness in the context of the work commute. Mindfulness is a psychological construct that has been associated with improvements to mental health, social engagement, and behavioral regulation. We examined ways in which users of different travel modes perceive their journey to work from an affective stance, their dispositional mindfulness, and time affluence. Using survey data from 786 university employees, we estimated a structural equation model capturing the direct and indirect relationships between mindfulness and the...

Pedestrians' Perceptions of Walkability and Safety in Relation to the Built Environment in Cali, Colombia, 2009–10

Villaveces, A
Nieto, LA
Ortega, D
Ríos, JF
Medina, JJ
Gutiérrez, MI
2012

To assess pedestrians' perceptions of the walkability of the urban environment and pedestrian safety in Cali, Colombia. Standardised intercept interviews were conducted of 400 pedestrians walking in 20 randomly selected urban zones to ascertain frequency of walking, and perceptions of safety, the built environment and security. Four focus group meetings were held with community members and students addressing these issues in an open-ended forum. The study analysed quantitative data collected in street interviews and qualitative information from focus groups addressing respondents' views on...

Spatial Inequalities and Pedestrian Injuries in Cali, Colombia

Villaveces, A
Clough, L
Rodriguez, D
Bangdiwala, S
Gutierrez, N
Serre, M
2012

To determine the temporal and spatial distribution of pedestrian injuries in Colombia in relation to the socio-economic level of individuals and the place of event occurrence. Temporal and spatial analyses of pedestrian injuries using land use regression models were developed to assess the distribution and contributing factors to pedestrian injuries associated with urban infrastructure but focusing especially on socio-economic level of injured pedestrians and characteristics of the place where events occurred while accounting for temporal variations. Data from the land use regression...

Associations of Adult Physical Activity with Perceived Safety and Police-Recorded Crime: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Evenson, KR
Block, R
Roux, AV Diez
McGinn, AP
Wen, F
Rodriguez, DA
2012

Due to the inconsistent findings of prior studies, we explored the association of perceived safety and police-recorded crime measures with physical activity. The study included 818 Chicago participants of the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis 45 to 84 years of age. Questionnaire-assessed physical activity included a) transport walking; b) leisure walking; and c) non-walking leisure activities. Perceived safety was assessed through an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Police-recorded crime was assessed through 2-year counts of selected crimes (total and outdoor incivilities,...

Pedestrian and Bicycle Plans and the Incidence of Crash-Related Injuries

Kerr, ZY
Rodriguez, DA
Evenson, KR
Aytur, SA
2013

This study examined the association between the presence of pedestrian and bicycle plans to pedestrian and bicyclist nonfatal and fatal injuries from 1997 to 2009 among 553 North Carolina (NC) municipalities. We considered all municipal plans (n=92; 49 pedestrian; 34 bicycle; and 9 combined plans featuring pedestrian and bicyclist components) published through 2009. Counts of...

Desarrollo Urbano Orientado a Buses Rápidos

Rodriguez, D
2013

El desarrollo urbano orientado al transporte masivo describe un entorno urbano con alta densidad poblacional, mezcla de usos de suelo (residencial, comercial y de oficina) y un ambiente peatonal ligado al transporte masivo. Este desarrollo genera beneficios de movilidad porque concentra la demanda y atrae pasajeros a lo largo del corredor. El instrumento notable que presenta este documento resume la experiencia del desarrollo urbano orientado a buses rápidos, con un énfasis especial en Curitiba. Los buses rápidos (BRT, por sus siglas en inglés) son una opción tecnológica con raíces...

Spatial and Temporal Patterns of North Carolina Pedestrian and Bicycle Plans

Aytur, SA
Rodriguez, DA
Kerr, ZY
Ji, K
Evenson, KR
2013

Pedestrian and bicycle plans support community-level physical activity. In North Carolina, pedestrian/bicycle plans are becoming more prevalent. However, no studies have examined the spatial and temporal diffusion of pedestrian/bicycle plans. This study assessed (a) temporal trends associated with municipal pedestrian/bicycle planning from 1974 to 2011 and (b) spatial patterns associated with municipal plans, specifically, whether the publication of a pedestrian/bicycle plan in a given year was associated with the number of neighboring municipalities with plans. North...

Walk Score® and Transit Score® and Walking in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Hirsch, JA
Moore, KA
Evenson, KR
Rodriguez, DA
Roux, AV Diez
2013
Walk Score® and Transit Score® are open-source measures of the neighborhood built environment to support walking (“walkability”) and access to transportation. To investigate associations of Street Smart Walk Score and Transit Score with self-reported transport and leisure walking using data from a large multicity and diverse population-based sample of adults. Data from a sample of 4552 residents of Baltimore MD, Chicago IL, Forsyth County NC, Los Angeles CA, New York NY, and St. Paul MN from the Multi-Ethnic Study of...

Costs for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Infrastructure Improvements

Bushell, MA
Poole, BW
Zegeer, CV
Rodriguez, DA
2013

Costs for pedestrian and bicycle safety infrastructure often vary greatly from city to city and state to state. This document (and associated database) is intended to provide meaningful estimates of infrastructure costs by collecting up-to-date cost information for pedestrian and bicycle treatments from states and cities across the country. Using this information, researchers, engineers, planners, and the general public can better understand the cost of pedestrian and bicycle treatments in their communities and make informed decisions about which infrastructure enhancements are best suited...

Discrete Land Uses and Transportation Walking in Two US cities: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Hirsch, JA
Roux, AV Diez
Rodriguez, DA
Brines, SJ
Moore, K
2013

This study examines associations of disaggregate land uses with self-reported walking for transportation among participants of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) in Forsyth County, NC and New York, NY. Network distance to each use (in miles), intensity (number of uses per 1/2-mile network buffer) of each use and diversity (number of different uses per 1/2-mile network buffer) of uses were calculated using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Associations with odds of meeting recommended physical activity levels (150min/week) were examined after controlling...