Table 1 Walkability categories within the audit tool
Category | Factors | Levels |
|---|---|---|
Pavement width and obstructions | Pavement width (metres) | >3; 2–3; 1–2; <1; no pavement |
Street furniture placement | Aligned to side; poorly placed; N/A* | |
Presence of cars parked on the pavement | No cars on pavement; cars on pavement; N/A | |
Pavement surface quality | Pavement trip hazards | No obvious trip hazards; some trip hazards; N/A |
Pavement surface consistency | Consistent; inconsistent; N/A | |
Reinstatements in pavement surface | Not obvious; obvious; N/A | |
Kerb paving quality | Presence of tactile paving at kerbs | All crossings; >50% of crossings; 50% of crossings; <50% of crossings; no tactile paving; N/A |
Presence of dropped kerbs | All crossings; >50% of crossings; 50% of crossings; <50% of crossings; no dropped kerbs; N/A | |
Road permeability | Road width (metres) | Pedestrianised street; shared surface street; <6; 6–10; >10 |
Obstructions to crossing | No guardrails or parked cars; <50%; 50%; >50% | |
Availability of designated crossing points | Quiet residential street; 2+ crossings; 1 crossing; no crossings; N/A | |
Way finding and legibility | Presence of street name signage | All street names present; >50%; 50%; <50%; none |
Presence of other pedestrian signage | Additional signage; no additional signage | |
Presence of landmarks | Landmarks; no landmarks | |
Lighting | Presence of street lighting | Focussed on pavement; focussed on carriageway; no lighting |
Spacing of street lighting (metres) | 20-30; 30–50; >50; N/A | |
Likelihood of overnight lighting from nearby buildings | Shop fronts likely to provide light; not likely | |
Personal security | Evidence of vandalism or graffiti | No evidence; some evidence |
Presence of closed circuit television surveillance | Yes; No | |
Informal surveillance from nearby housing | Yes; No | |
User conflict | Obstruction from bus queues | Yes; No |
Separation between cyclists and pedestrians | Yes; No | |
Presence of traffic calming measures | Yes; No | |
Environment quality | Quality of housing | High quality frontages; low quality frontages |
Presence of trees | Yes; No | |
Street maintenance | Clean and well maintained; some litter; some litter and graffiti |