The Impact of Hills on Walking for Transportation: City of North Vancouver Case Study
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2014-09-30
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The aim of this research is to better understand the relationship between the presence of hills and the frequency of walking trips for transportation purposes in the City of North Vancouver. The study also explores how a number of other barriers may impact walking frequency. A mixed-method research approach was used that included site analysis, a distributed survey, and the statistical analysis of the collected data. Based on these results, hills were found to have a relationship with walking frequency among certain groups of residents, including individuals over the age of 55 and those with physical disabilities. Other barriers with stronger relationships to walking frequency than hills were, distance to destinations and time constraints. Recommendations based on the study’s findings include providing a greater mix of land uses, more variety of destinations throughout the case study area and direct pedestrian routes that cut down walking trip distance.
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Sociology--Transportation, Urban and Regional Planning
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Freigang, S. (2014). The Impact of Hills on Walking for Transportation: City of North Vancouver Case Study (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28182