Transforming Auto – Oriented Communities to Walkable Neighborhoods

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION: 4

2. LITERATURE STUDY: 6

3. CASE STUDY: 8

3.1 Introduction: 8

3.2 CASE STUDY ANALYSIS: 9

3.3 KEY FINDINGS/ RESULTS: 10

3.4 RECOMMENDATIONS: 12

4. DISCUSSION/ ANALYSIS: 14

5. CONCLUSION: 15

References 16

APPENDIX A………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………17

APPENDIX B…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 20

APPENDIX C………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………22

APPENDIX D……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..24

Table of figures

Figure 1 San Jose, California 17

Figure 2 Five Wounds/Brookwood Terrace 18

Figure 3 West Evergreen 19

Figure 4 Pedestrian Environmental Data Scan (PEDS) Instrument 20

Figure 5 Walkability Audit Instrument (WAI) 21

Figure 6 FWBT Walkability Audit Scores 22

Figure 7 WE Walkablity Audit Scores 23

List of Tables

Table 1 Five Wounds/Brookwood Terrace - Top Five Segments 24

Table 2 Five Wounds/Brookwood Terrace - Bottom Five Segments 24

Table 3 West Evergreen Top Five Segments 25

Table 4 West Evergreen Bottom Five Segments 25

Summary:

Walkability generally refers to various features of a community or neighbourhood that create a place that is easily able to be travelled without the use of an automobile. Walkability offers benefits to our health, the environment, our finances, and our communities. At present conditions we have different health problems like obesity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, depression, some types of cancers, quality of life and safety problems like Accidents