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Abstract(s)
The features of pedestrian spaces contribute to sustainable urban mobility and
consequently to improve the quality of the built environment. A pedestrian space free of
obstacles, with slight slopes, continuous, agreeable, attractive and safe, is definitely a space that
invites to enjoyment and socialization. With the aim of improving the pedestrian circulation
conditions, the present paper describes a set of approaches for assessing the quality of pedestrian
environment and presents an adapted approach that can be used in medium-sized cities. Land
use, pedestrian facilities and road/traffic attributes are the most common topics addressed in the
pedestrian environment evaluation. These attributes can be expressed in scores and their spatial
distribution can be represented using Geographical Information Systems (GIS), supporting the
decision making process of pedestrian system improvement. For Portuguese medium-sized
cities, the Pedestrian Environmental Quality Index (PEQI) was adapted and tested through a case
study in Covilhã city. The main steps of the methodology include the definition of relevant data,
preparation of survey forms, training of data collection teams, data collection, database
organization, PEQI calculation and GIS data visualization, management and maps production.
The case study focused on the areas that have a significant pedestrian flow, either because of
commercial, services and recreation activities, or because they are important links of the public
transport system. As main findings, it was possible to conclude that the selected approach allows
a great flexibility in the incorporation of new attributes and weights according to specific
technical goals and scenarios (calibration).
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Keywords
Pedestrian Environment Quality Medium-Sized Cities
Citation
Adriana Sousa et al 2019 IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng. 471 062033
Publisher
IOP Publishing