Walkability index assesment in barranquilla
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Arellana Guzman, Jennifer | 2018-04-05
The present investigation will be oriented to evaluate the existing infrastructure for
pedestrians through measures of accessibility and connectivity taking into account also other
variables such as built environment, pedestrian perception and topological variables. In addition,
propose policies that increase the facility with which pedestrians can walk in the city, evaluating
the impact they may have on them.
For this purpose, the necessary information was collected to know the physical condition and
evaluate the walkableness of the main roads of the city of Barranquilla, using a walkability index
developed from the results of a pedestrian survey for the city (Saltarín, 2017). The application of
the index will serve to determine the state of the pedestrian infrastructure and know the places
that should be operated in the city if it is searching to improve the amount of trips that are made
in walking mode. This index will be the main methodological basis in this project. It should be
noted that this project is the first application of an index of this type in the country of Colombia.
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