Thesis
Analysis of pedestrian accessibility as applied to Spokane city parks
Washington State University
Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
2007
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/103165
Abstract
Environments that accommodate pedestrians (walkers and users of assistive devices such as wheelchairs) are becoming increasingly valuable. Many residents don't have an alternative to pedestrianism while those who do could benefit from the increased physical activity and decreased automobile emissions it offers. Pedestrian access to parks allows many individuals with limited transportation choices, such as children and seniors, to take advantage of the social interaction and contact with nature parks provide. Developing a method to measure the accessibility of any park or location is an important step in making changes to achieve its ideal accessibility. Three methods are evaluated for their value in determining the accessibility of three parks in the City of Spokane, Washington for both walkers and mobility-impaired pedestrians. The three methods are Relative Accessibility, Normalized Patch Shape Index and Pedestrian Route Directness.
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Details
- Title
- Analysis of pedestrian accessibility as applied to Spokane city parks
- Creators
- Michael Edmund Wilhelm
- Contributors
- Kerry Brooks (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Horticulture, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900524883801842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis