Proximity walks
Multimetric evaluation of the walkability network efficiency in Barcelona
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21247099 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Álvaro Clua Uceda (0000-0002-5796-8157, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya), Francesc Valls Dalmau (0000-0002-9400-5659, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environment and Planning B Urban Analytics and City Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2399-8083 • E-ISSN: 2399-8091 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/23998083251368680 |
| OpenAlex | W4413966689 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 39 |
Mobility on foot today accounts for between 25% and 50% of total trips in major European cities. Walking has increased significantly in recent years, driven by the growing awareness of the need for more sustainable and healthy urban mobility. Cities like Barcelona are witnessing a transformation of public spaces, focusing on rebalancing different urban transport modes to provide more space for safe and comfortable walking. Despite these efforts, studies that treat the ‘pedestrian network’ as a movement infrastructure are still in their early stages. This paper introduces and tests three measures to assess the efficiency of walkable networks, based on the analysis of 7.5-min walking itineraries and resulting isochrones using a high-resolution model of Barcelona’s sidewalks. These measures include the Reachable Sidewalk Area Index, the Compactness Index, and an analysis of three different approaches to assessing the Straightness of a given network. The paper concludes with a proposed combined metric that offers a precise and comprehensive evaluation of sidewalk and walkable systems
Built environment · Civil engineering · Geography · Walkability · Computer Science · Engineering · Environmental Science · Urban Design and Spatial Analysis · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Transport and Accessibility
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