| Environmental
Attribute |
Implied
Relationship with Walkability |
Spatial
data to identify the attribute |
Data
Source |
Residential
Density |
The more
compact a built environment, the shorter the distances between the
various destinations. |
Census
data:
"Total # of non-farm, non-reserved private dwellings occupied by usual
residents" / "land use category residential"
|
StatsCan, Census Track (CT) data 2006 |
| Road
Intersection Density |
Freeways: no
walkability
Major roads: medium walkability:
Neighborhood roads: high walkability
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2-road intersections and dead-ends: little walkability:
3-road intersections and 4-road intersections: high walkability |
Road
hierarchy data
Road centre
line and intersections data
|
DMTI 2006 |
Land
Use
Diversity |
The more mixed
land use is within a CT, the higher the density of
walking destinations (schools, shops,
workplaces)
|
Land use data
on a CTs level. Entropy scores calculated with the exclusion of
“non-developed” areas (parks and recreational, water) |
DMTI 2001 |
Access
to
public transport |
Busstops in
walking distance leads to higher support of public transport as means
of travel |
Bus stops
(points). Buffers with a width of 400 meter calculated around bus stops |
Translink.ca |
| Topographic
Variability |
In an area with a small topographic
variability the distances are shorter and it is less exhausting to walk |
DEMs |
DMTI 2006 |
