Introduction

The promotion of walking for transportation is a promising strategy to address not only the traffic bottlenecks or environmental pollution but also to provide health benefits to the patrons. Nevertheless, as enhancing active modes of transportation, including trips to and from shops-is easier in small or medium cities, it is quite a complex task in big urban areas.

Methods

In the framework of the R + D + i DESPACIO project, in 2018, a street and online survey was carried out in the city of Madrid to gather information about different mobility habits, focusing on pedestrian mobility and on the respondents’ perceptions of issues related to mobility on foot. In order to promote more trips on foot, this study analyzed the factors influencing the walking route choice, other than distance. Some respondents also drew on a map the routes undertaken the previous day, indicating the trip purpose. Using the TransCAD software, the real factors that influenced the respondents when walking were obtained.

Results

The key factors for selecting the walking routes were those linked to attractiveness (e.g., green areas, amenities, tourist attractions, etc.) and accessibility (e.g., obstacles, pavement width). The purpose of the trip did not change much the results, although they were accentuated when the trips were made for shopping.

Conclusions

The applied methodology confirms that pedestrian streets, with green areas or access facility —and, hence, less noisy and polluted — were those enhancing a walking habit, and they were also the ones preferred by the citizens, who appreciated those attributes above the more classic ones of distance and time. Therefore, the street design and the pedestrian routes were found to be the most suitable to achieve healthier cities and citizens.

中文翻译：

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步行健康：一种分析增强主动移动性的街道因素的路线选择模型

介绍

推广步行交通是一项很有前景的策略，不仅可以解决交通瓶颈或环境污染，还可以为顾客提供健康益处。然而，由于加强积极的交通方式，包括进出商店的出行，在中小城市更容易，而在大城市地区则是一项相当复杂的任务。

方法

在 R + D + i DESPACIO 项目的框架内，2018 年在马德里市进行了一项街道和在线调查，以收集有关不同出行习惯的信息，重点关注行人的出行以及受访者对相关问题的看法步行移动。为了促进更多的步行出行，本研究分析了影响步行路线选择的因素，而不是距离。一些受访者还在地图上绘制了前一天所走的路线，表明了出行目的。使用 TransCAD 软件，获得了影响受访者行走时的真实因素。

结果

选择步行路线的关键因素是与吸引力（例如，绿地、便利设施、旅游景点等）和可达性（例如，障碍物、人行道宽度）相关的因素。旅行的目的并没有对结果产生太大影响，尽管在购物旅行时它们被强调了。

结论

所应用的方法证实，拥有绿地或通道设施的步行街——因此，噪音和污染更少——是那些增强步行习惯的街道，也是市民更喜欢的街道，他们欣赏这些属性高于更经典的属性距离和时间。因此，发现街道设计和步行路线最适合实现城市和市民的健康。