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Study on the Effects of Pedestrian Improvement Projects  

Lim, Samjin (Executive Bureau, Korea Railway Association)
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Journal of the Society of Disaster Information / v.8, no.4, 2012 , pp. 347-361 More about this Journal
Abstract
To find out the major factors affecting the pedestrian satisfaction, the quantitative evaluation on the walking environment were carried out using questionnaire with the 5-point Likert scale in the selected 6 community roads in Seoul. Data were analyzed using descriptive, correlation, and regression analysis. One of main findings reported that pedestrians are not satisfied yet with pedestrian environment(Mean=2.88, S.D.=1.12). The correlation analysis reported 'Safe to walk' (R=.640,p=.001), 'Feel like walking' (r=.603, p=.001), 'Enjoyable to walk'(R=.601,p=.001), and 'Adequate for walking & dialogue'(R=.586,p=.001), are top four factors that positively correlate with overall pedestrian satisfaction. Results indicate that safety should be considered in priorities but amenity development be thought to be important in pedestrian improvement projects. And a broad public participation in decision-making is needed for the effectiveness of the project.
Keywords
community road; pedestrian satisfaction; pedestrian environment; correlation analysis; regression analysis;
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