Development and application of the Pedestrian Environment Index (PEI)

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 73-84

  Peiravian, Farideddin ^a   Derrible, Sybil ^a   Ijaz, Farukh ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial density; Intersection density; Land use diversity; Pedestrian; Population density; Walkability

Indexed keywords

LAND USE; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEIGHBORHOOD; PEDESTRIAN; TRAVEL TIME; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING; WALKING;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904354917     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.06.020     Document Type: Article

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