Underutilisation of public parks in the residential areas of South African cities is a challenge. Although accessibility, environmental and social factors are argued to be some of the challenges for the utilisation of parks, the challenges of accessibility – particularly in the residential areas of cities are least explored. This study examined the most important accessibility factors that influence the use of public parks and how the utilisation of public parks can be improved in the residential areas of South African cities. For this purpose, a case study was performed by using Bloemfontein city of South Africa. Findings suggest that the ratio of road network to pedestrian facilities network, the number of access streets to the parks, size (in area) of parks and the level of illumination in the parks during evening periods are the major variables, which to a varied extent influence the utilisation of parks. An optimal level of number of access streets to the parks, proportionate pedestrian facilities on...

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评估南非城市的公共公园通达性

南非城市居民区中公园的未充分利用是一个挑战。尽管人们认为通行性，环境和社会因素是公园利用方面的一些挑战，但通行性的挑战-尤其是在城市居民区的挑战最少。这项研究研究了影响公共公园使用的最重要的可达性因素，以及如何在南非城市居民区改善公共公园的利用。为此，使用南非布隆方丹市进行了案例研究。研究结果表明，道路网络与步行设施网络的比例，通往公园的道路数量，公园的大小（以面积计）和晚上公园的照明水平是主要变量，它们在不同程度上影响公园的利用。通往公园的通行道路数量达到最佳水平，在...上按比例分配了行人专用设施