GIS Analyses of Walkability in Salem, Oregon Volume 1
| dc.contributor.author | Wessel, Ava | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kohler, Nick | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-01T23:45:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-08-01T23:45:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Driven by a shared commitment to improve environmental health, community wellbeing, and accessibility, students in the Advanced GIS class collaborated with the City of Salem to develop data-driven strategies for urban improvement. Walkability, a concept that refers to the safety and comfort of pedestrian infrastructure, serves as a link between both social considerations and urban design principles. Improvements in walkability can be associated with decreasing traffic congestion and carbon emissions, while improving pedestrians’ overall quality of life. In winter 2024, students created recommendations based on spatial patterns gathered from the City of Salem’s geodatabase. Using datasets ranging from transportation networks, demographic makeup, and public facilities, students addressed three specific aspects of walkability in Salem: 1. Public Transportation Core Networks analyzed datasets with the intent to improve the accessibility and effectiveness of Salem’s public transportation. 2. Equity Focus Areas analyzed pedestrian infrastructure trends to increase accessibility in a lower-income area of Salem. 3. Climate-Friendly Areas created recommendations to improve pedestrian safety within Salem’s expanding mixed-use infrastructure downtown. Student recommendations aimed to elevate Salem’s walkability score and foster community livability, sustainability, and social cohesion. By prioritizing public transportation and pedestrian infrastructure, the City of Salem can encourage a reduction in carbon emissions and an increase in walking and cycling. The shift towards sustainable transportation can help tackle urban design challenges such as traffic congestion and design effectiveness. This report highlights some of the key findings and suggestions to improve walkability, contributing to a more vibrant and sustainable urban environment. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/29669 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | en_US |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US | en_US |
| dc.title | GIS Analyses of Walkability in Salem, Oregon Volume 1 | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |