| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/R18543/01 |
| Title: |
Measuring Pedestrian Accessibility |
| Principal Investigator: |
Tight, Professor M |
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| Department: |
Institute for Transport Studies |
| Organisation: |
University of Leeds |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 July 2001 |
Ends: |
31 March 2004 |
Value (£): |
144,195
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Transport Ops & Management |
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| Transport Systems and Vehicles |
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The reasons why people choose to walk and the physical factors which influence their decisions is one of the least understood areas of transport, though also one of the most important given the reliance of many people on walking and the Government's stated aims to replace some car based journeys with walk. This research project aims to address this by looking in detail at attitudes and perceptions towards walking and at the perceived and real barriers which exist. The project will look into the feasibility of developing a tool which can be used by local authorities and other practitioners to evaluate existing pedestrian provision and to help provide guidance on ways in which that provision can be improved. The work will involve use of a variety of survey techniques including interviews with experts, focus groups, a quantitative survey of pedestrian attitudes using SP techniques, a priority evaluator approach or some other means, and finally observations of pedestrian behaviour.
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http://www.leeds.ac.uk |