The research was directed to the development of a methodology for evaluating the social, economic, and environmental impacts of pedestrian facilities. The types of facilities for which this methodology is applicable are those that improve safety and movement (overpasses, under passes, pedways, and transitways) and those that provide a pleasant environment for social interaction and commercial enhancement (malls, auto-free zones, and street closures). The direct and indirect benefits of separating pedestrians and vehicles have been identified and classified under pedestrian, vehicle, and other transportation; safety, attractiveness of surroundings, environment and health; residential, commercial, and industrial districts; and the planning process, community impacts, and indirect impacts. Likewise, specific population segments likely to benefit from pedestrian-vehicular separation have been identified. Techniques for measuring 36 specific impacts of pedestrian facilities have been developed, as well as a procedure for applying weights signifying the importance to the decision-maker of the different variables for specific types of facilities. These techniques have been tested at two existing and two planned pedestrian facilities--a planned overpass at a hazardous intersection, a bridge closure to motor vehicles, a successful Mall in Ottawa, and a proposed mall in Brooklyn.
Qualifying the Benefits of Separating Pedestrians and Vehicles
1978
135 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation & Traffic Planning , Road Transportation , Urban transportation , Pedestrians , Facilities , Traffic safety , Planning , Environmental impacts , Economic impact , Social effect , Esthetics , Overpasses , Zoning , Benefits , Roads , Transportation management , Urban areas , New York , Canada , Malls , Brooklyn(New York) , Ottawa(Canada)
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