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Rationale - what it means and why it is an important measure
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Pedestrian- and bicycle- friendly streets are vital public amenities, contributing to sustainability, social interaction and enabling people to engage in physical exercise. They also discourage automobile usage and their associated deleterious effects.
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How it is compiled, what data are needed
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This indicator examines several data sets: the percentage of streets within 1,000 feet of urban villages, schools and social services that have sidewalks; the number of striped bike lanes; and the number of pedestrian/vehicle injuries and fatalities.
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Measurements and units
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Number of pedestrian/vehicle injuries and fatalities (number)
Number of striped bike lanes (number)
Streets within 1,000 feet of urban villages, schools and social services with sidewalks (% of)
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Possible temporal and spatial format
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graphs, trend charts, maps
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Reference to methodology resources
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Sustainable Seattle, 1998. Indicators of Sustainable Community. http://www.scn.org/sustainable/susthome.html
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Objective
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To reduce the environmental costs of motorized vehicles by increasing the number of pedestrian and bicycle friendly streets.
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Targets, benchmarks, reference values
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No target references.
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References to examples of application
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Sustainable Seattle, 1998, Indicators of Sustainable Community, pp. 14: http://www.scn.org/sustainable/susthome.html.
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Program in City of Austin: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/bicycle/
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Other comments / background
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Many rapidly motorizing Asian cities are quickly losing their walking spaces. In Bangkok, only 14% of all trips are on foot or bicycle compared to 45% in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
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