Assessing the walkability of the workplace: A new audit tool
Assessing the walkability of the workplace: A new audit tool
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DOI：
10.4278/0890-1171-20.1.39
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发表时间：
2005-09-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Gibson, CJ
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作者：
Dannenberg, AL;Cramer, TW;Gibson, CJ
目的。如果有一个设计良好的建筑环境，步行可以成为大多数人日常生活的一部分。工作场所是成年人花费大量时间的地方，因此很少对步行性进行评估。从现有的工具中，我们开发了一种工具来审计位于多个州的单个政府机构设施的可步行性。我们使用五分制来评估可步行性的九个要素：步行便利度、行人与车辆冲突、人行横道、路线维护、人行道宽度、道路缓冲、普遍可达性、美学和阴影。加权分数从20到39（差），到40到69（一般），到70到100（好）。在调查的10个机构校区的79条步行路线中，34%被评为差，32%被评为好，34%被评为好。由三名独立观察员对20个步行路线段进行重复评估，得出了相似的结果。设施规划者可能会发现这种可步行性工具在识别和消除工作场所（如办公园区和大学校园）方便步行机会的障碍方面很有用。
Purpose. Walking can be incorporated into most people's daily routines if the process is made convenient by a well-designed built environment. Walkability rarely is assessed in the workplace, where adults spend much of their time.Methods. From existing tools, we developed an instrument to audit walkability at a single government agency's facilities, which were located in multiple states. We used a five-point scale to evaluate nine elements Of walkability: pedestrianjacililies, pedestrian-vehicle conflicts, crosswalks, route maintenance, walkway width, roadway buffer, universal accessibility, aesthetics, and shade. Weighted scores ranged from 20 to 39 (poor), to 40 to 69 (fair), to 70 to 100 (good).Results. Of 79 walking route segments surveyed on 10 agency campuses, 34% were rated poor, 32% Jab, and 34% good. Repeat assessment of 20 walking route segments by three independent observers yielded similar scores.Conclusion. Facility planners may find this walkability instrument useful in identifying and eliminating barriers to convenient walking opportunities in workplaces such as office parks and university campuses.