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A Statewide Observational Assessment of the Pedestrian and Bicycling Environment in Hawaii, 2010
INTRODUCTION: Walking and bicycling are important but underused modes of transportation in the United States. Road design influences how much walking and bicycling takes place along streets and roads. Currently, numerous national policy initiatives, including Safe Routes to School and Complete Stree...
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2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3277384/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22172181 |
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author | Maddock, Jay E. Ramirez, Vickie Zhang, Miaoxuan Brunner, I. Made Heinrich, Katie M. |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Walking and bicycling are important but underused modes of transportation in the United States. Road design influences how much walking and bicycling takes place along streets and roads. Currently, numerous national policy initiatives, including Safe Routes to School and Complete Streets, are attempting to improve pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure and "friendliness." However, no state has completed a systematic assessment of its streets to determine how amenable they are to walking and bicycling. Our statewide study was undertaken to assess how accessible and friendly Hawaii roads are to these 2 activities. METHODS: We randomly selected street segments in Hawaii's 4 counties and then completed objective assessments using the Pedestrian Environmental Data Scan. We audited 321 segments, and interrater reliability was adequate across all measures. Streets were coded as high (42.4%) or low capacity (57.6%) depending on how much vehicular traffic the street was designed to accommodate. Outcome measures included street accommodations (ie, sidewalks and crossing aids) and pedestrian and bicyclist use. RESULTS: Most high-capacity streets had sidewalks (66%). These sidewalks were usually in good condition, contiguous, and had traffic control devices and pedestrian signals. Most low-capacity roads did not have sidewalks (63.4%). Bicycling facilities were limited (<10%) on both types of roads. Pedestrian and bicycle traffic was related to mixed use, including both residential and retail space, and to pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure. CONCLUSIONS: Road segments in Hawaii with more infrastructure and types of use, including single-family houses, apartment complexes, restaurants, office buildings, and industrial buildings, are used more by pedestrians and bicyclists. |
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spelling | pubmed-32773842012-03-14 A Statewide Observational Assessment of the Pedestrian and Bicycling Environment in Hawaii, 2010 Maddock, Jay E. Ramirez, Vickie Zhang, Miaoxuan Brunner, I. Made Heinrich, Katie M. Prev Chronic Dis Original Research INTRODUCTION: Walking and bicycling are important but underused modes of transportation in the United States. Road design influences how much walking and bicycling takes place along streets and roads. Currently, numerous national policy initiatives, including Safe Routes to School and Complete Streets, are attempting to improve pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure and "friendliness." However, no state has completed a systematic assessment of its streets to determine how amenable they are to walking and bicycling. Our statewide study was undertaken to assess how accessible and friendly Hawaii roads are to these 2 activities. METHODS: We randomly selected street segments in Hawaii's 4 counties and then completed objective assessments using the Pedestrian Environmental Data Scan. We audited 321 segments, and interrater reliability was adequate across all measures. Streets were coded as high (42.4%) or low capacity (57.6%) depending on how much vehicular traffic the street was designed to accommodate. Outcome measures included street accommodations (ie, sidewalks and crossing aids) and pedestrian and bicyclist use. RESULTS: Most high-capacity streets had sidewalks (66%). These sidewalks were usually in good condition, contiguous, and had traffic control devices and pedestrian signals. Most low-capacity roads did not have sidewalks (63.4%). Bicycling facilities were limited (<10%) on both types of roads. Pedestrian and bicycle traffic was related to mixed use, including both residential and retail space, and to pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure. CONCLUSIONS: Road segments in Hawaii with more infrastructure and types of use, including single-family houses, apartment complexes, restaurants, office buildings, and industrial buildings, are used more by pedestrians and bicyclists. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-12-15 /pmc/articles/PMC3277384/ /pubmed/22172181 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Research Maddock, Jay E. Ramirez, Vickie Zhang, Miaoxuan Brunner, I. Made Heinrich, Katie M. A Statewide Observational Assessment of the Pedestrian and Bicycling Environment in Hawaii, 2010 |
title | A Statewide Observational Assessment of the Pedestrian and Bicycling Environment in Hawaii, 2010 |
title_full | A Statewide Observational Assessment of the Pedestrian and Bicycling Environment in Hawaii, 2010 |
title_fullStr | A Statewide Observational Assessment of the Pedestrian and Bicycling Environment in Hawaii, 2010 |
title_full_unstemmed | A Statewide Observational Assessment of the Pedestrian and Bicycling Environment in Hawaii, 2010 |
title_short | A Statewide Observational Assessment of the Pedestrian and Bicycling Environment in Hawaii, 2010 |
title_sort | statewide observational assessment of the pedestrian and bicycling environment in hawaii, 2010 |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3277384/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22172181 |
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