TY - BOOK AU - Thakur, Rajpratap Singh AU - Singh, Charanjeet (Guide) TI - Walkability index for transit station neighbourhood (Also available on CD) U1 - P TH-2151 PY - 2017/// N1 - CONTENTS Executive Summary iv Acknowledgment vii Contents viii List of Figures, Charts and Tables x Chapter 1 Background Study 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Statement and Significance of Research 1 Chapter 2 Research Framework 3 2.1 Objectives 3 2.2 Research Question 3 2.3 Aim of the study 3 2.4 Scope of study 3 2.5 Study Framework 4 2.5.1 Phase 1 4 2.5.2 Phase 2 5 Chapter 3 Literature Review 6 3.1 Introduction 6 3.2 Defining Walkability 6 3.3 Economic Value of Walkability 7 3.4 Walkability Indexing Literature 8 Chapter 4 Variables linked to walkability 11 Chapter 5 Survey Design 14 5.1 Variable selection 14 5.1.1 Vehicle Pedestrian Conflict 14 5.1.2 Footpath 14 5.1.3 Crossing 14 5.1.4 Motorized behavior 15 5.1.5 Amenities 15 5.1.6 Infrastructure 16 5.1.7 Disabled friendly infrastructure 16 5.1.8 Obstructions 16 Chapter 6 Data Collection 18 6.1 Observational Survey: Walkability Survey 18 6.2 User/ Pedestrian Perception Survey 18 Chapter 7 Area selection and Pilot Study 21 7.1 Site Selection 21 7.1.1 Ahmeadabad BRTS 21 7.2 Survey Timings 23 7.3 Pilot study 24 7.4 Conclusion of Pilot study 25 Chapter 8 Data Analysis 26 8.1 Data Analysis 27 8.1.1 Male vs Female 27 8.1.2 Location wise 29 8.1.3 Occupation Wise 31 Chapter 9 Conclusion 32 Bibliography 33 Annexure A: Survey Material 34 Annexure B: Data Processing 36 ER -