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Ackerson, Kristopher |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2005-09-02T18:01:24Z |
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dc.date.available |
2005-09-02T18:01:24Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2005-09-02T18:01:24Z |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/1286 |
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dc.description |
Examining committee chair: Marc Schlossberg |
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dc.description.abstract |
The purpose of this project is three-fold: 1) to evaluate neighborhood walkability near middle schools in terms of infrastructure amenities that enhance pedestrian safety; 2) to evaluate walkability using streetscape characteristics to augment neighborhood scale variables; and 3) to compare student transportation behavior with the walkability safety characteristics identified for four neighborhoods in Springfield and Bend, Oregon.
Using a pedestrian environment audit instrument with mobile GIS technology and a household transportation survey of middle school students, the results presented in this paper provide a micro- as well as macro-scale analysis of neighborhood walkability and pedestrian safety. GIS software was used to evaluate the spatial distribution of land-use types, street and intersection densities and characteristics, and student routes to school. |
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application/pdf |
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dc.language.iso |
en_US |
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dc.subject |
Walkability |
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dc.subject |
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) |
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dc.subject |
Pedestrian areas |
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dc.subject |
Middle school students -- Transportation |
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dc.title |
A GIS Approach to Evaluating Streetscape and Neighborhood Walkability |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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