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Walkability 101: A Multi-Method Assessment of the Walkability at a University Campus

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  • Sarah B. King
  • Andrew T. Kaczynski
  • Jacqueline Knight Wilt
  • Ellen W. Stowe

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The aim of this study is to evaluate objective and perceived campus walkability as an environmental support for physical activity within a large Southeastern university. Ten university routes were evaluated twice for 24 key walkability characteristics. Eighty-three campus member surveys (62 students, 21 faculty/staff) were administered and assessed campus members’ familiarity with walkability, attitudes about walking as a form of physical activity, and perceptions of whether specific elements of the campus layout encouraged physical activity. At least 90% of routes had sidewalks, curb cuts, and crosswalks. Likewise, over 85% of participants perceived the campus layout to encourage physical activity. Faculty/staff members were more familiar with the term walkability and considered walking as a form of physical activity than students ( p

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  • Sarah B. King & Andrew T. Kaczynski & Jacqueline Knight Wilt & Ellen W. Stowe, 2020. "Walkability 101: A Multi-Method Assessment of the Walkability at a University Campus," SAGE Open, , vol. 10(2), pages 21582440209, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:10:y:2020:i:2:p:2158244020917954
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244020917954
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    1. Gisou Salkhi Khasraghi & Dimitri Volchenkov & Ali Nejat & Rodolfo Hernandez, 2023. "University Campus as a Complex Pedestrian Dynamic Network: A Case Study of Walkability Patterns at Texas Tech University," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-25, December.
    2. Te Mu & Yanqing Lao, 2022. "A Study on the Walkability of Zijingang East Campus of Zhejiang University: Based on Network Distance Walk Score," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-17, September.
    3. Guorui Chen & Li Cheng & Foyuan Li, 2022. "Integrating Sustainability and Users’ Demands in the Retrofit of a University Campus in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-21, August.
    4. Zhehao Zhang & Thomas Fisher & Gang Feng, 2020. "Assessing the Rationality and Walkability of Campus Layouts," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(23), pages 1-21, December.
    5. Zhang, Zhehao & Wang, Haiming & Fisher, Thomas, 2024. "The development, validation, and application of the campus walk score measurement system," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 152(C), pages 40-54.
    6. Bojing Liao & Yifan Xu & Xiang Li & Ji Li, 2022. "Association between Campus Walkability and Affective Walking Experience, and the Mediating Role of Walking Attitude," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-13, November.

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