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This section contains additional resources for understanding, measuring, and evaluating walkability. The publications include tools, reports, design guidelines, and checklists that may be relevant to particular regions or to particular population groups, such as women and children. These resources are intended to better inform advocates, city practitioners, elected officials, and others interested in walkability.
These resources are from ITDP and external organizations, and some publications may be region specific or available in additional languages. A full list of ITDP publications, including availability in additional languages, is available here.
Babies, Toddlers, and Their Caregivers in Cities
- Bernard van Leer Foundation. (Upcoming). Urban95 Journeys: A Tool to Understand Mobility Challenges of Babies, Toddlers, and Caregivers in Cities.
- Global Designing Cities Initiative. (2020). Designing Streets for Kids.
- Bernard van Leer Foundation. (2019). An Urban95 Starter Kit: Ideas for Action. Third edition.
- Bernard van Leer Foundation. (2019). Infant, Toddler, Caregiver Friendly Neighborhood Framework and Guidelines.
- Bernard van Leer Foundation. (2019). Playground Ideas for 0–3 Years.
- Cities for Play. (2019). Designing High-Density Child-Friendly Neighbourhoods.
- Stipo. Team for urban strategy and city development. (2019). The City at Eye Level for Kids.
- Cities for Play. (2018). Where Do the Children Play? Designing Child-Friendly Compact Cities.
- ITDP. (2018). Access for All: Access and Gender.
- UNICEF. (2018). Shaping Urbanization for Children: A Handbook on Child-Responsive Urban Planning.
- 8 80 Cities and Bernard van Leer Foundation. (2017). Building Better Cities with Young Children and Families.
Walkability Evaluation Tools
- ITDP Brazil (2020). Mobilidados. [Portuguese]
- ITDP. (2018). Índice de Caminhabilidade – Ferramenta 2.0 [Portuguese: Walkability Index – Tool 2.0]
- ITDP. (2017). TOD Standard. Third edition.
- ITDP. (2017). Pedestrians First: Tools for a Walkable City. First edition.
- Collectiu Punt 6. (2015). Women Working: An Urban Assessment Guide from a Gender Perspective.
- Duncan et al. (2011). Validation of Walk Score® for Estimating Neighborhood Walkability: An Analysis of Four US Metropolitan Areas.
- Centers for Disease Control. (2010). Healthier Worksite Initiative: Walkability Audit Tool.
- Krambeck, Holly, World Bank. (2006). Global Walkability Index.
Reports on walkability
- Bernard van Leer Foundation. (2019). An Urban95 Starter Kit: Ideas for Action.
- ITDP (2019). Indicators for Sustainable Mobility.
- World Bank Group. (2019). Pedestrian Mobility for Urban Growth: Walking and its Links to Transportation
- ITDP Brazil. (2018). Women and Children’s Access to the City.
- Natural Resources Defense Council. (2017). China City Walkability Report - How ‘Points of Interest’ Promotes Street Walkability [Chinese].
- ITDP Mexico. (2015). Movilidad Peatonal: de la Investigación a la Política Pública [Spanish: Pedestrian Mobility: From Research to Public Policy].
- ITDP Mexico. (2014). Caminar la Ciudad – Políticas de Seguridad Peatonal en la Ciudad de México [Spanish: Pedestrians and Politics – Public Action and Pedestrian Safety in Mexico City].
- Women in Cities International. (2010). Together for Women’s Safety: Creating Safer Communities For Marginalized Women and Everyone.
- International Council on Clean Transportation. (n.d.). Publications.
Design Guidelines
- Global Designing Cities Initiative. (Upcoming 2020). Designing Streets for Kids.
- Center for Active Design. (2018). Assembly: Civic Design Guidelines.
- ITDP Africa. (2018). Streets for Walking & Cycling: Designing for Safety, Accessibility, and Comfort in African Cities.
- UNICEF. (2018). Shaping Urbanization for Children: A Handbook on Child-Responsive Urban Planning.
- ITDP Brazil. (2017). TOD Implementation Guide for Brazilian Cities.
- Global Designing Cities Initiative. (2016). Global Street Design Guide.
- ITDP India. (2014). Footpath Design: A Guide to Creating Footpaths That Are Safe, Comfortable, and Easy to Use.
- National Association of City Transportation Officials. (2012). Urban Street Design Guide.
- ITDP India. (2011). Better Streets, Better Cities: A Guide to Street Design in Urban India.
Research
- Lo, Ria Hutabarat. (2009). Walkability: What is it?
- Loh, Leinberger, and Chafetz. (2019). Foot Traffic Ahead: Ranking Walkable Urbanism in America’s Largest Metros.
- Zapata-Diomedi et al. (2019). Physical Activity-Related Health and Economic Benefits of Building Walkable Neighbourhoods: A Modelled Comparison between Brownfield and Greenfield Developments.
- Litman. (2018). Economic Value of Walkability.
- Garrett-Peltier, Heidi. (2011). Pedestrian and Bicycle Infrastructure: A National Study of Employment Impacts.
- Pivo and Fisher. (2011). The Walkability Premium in Commercial Real Estate Investments.
- Zapata-Diomedi et al. (2019). Physical Activity-Related Health and Economic Benefits of Building Walkable Neighbourhoods: A Modelled Comparison between Brownfield and Greenfield Developments.
- Kelly, P. et al. (2018). Walking on Sunshine: Scoping Review of the Evidence for Walking and Mental Health.
- Su et al. (2017). Community Deprivation, Walkability, and Public Health: Highlighting the Social Inequalities in Land Use Planning for Health Promotion.
- World Health Organization. (2017). The Health Economic Assessment Tool for walking and cycling.
- Tran. (2016). Healthy Cities – Walkability as a Component of Health-Promoting Urban Planning and Design.
- Bahrainy and Khosravi. (2013). The Impact of Urban Design Features and Qualities on Walkability and Health in Under-Construction Environments: The Case of Hashtgerd New Town in Iran.
- Lee and Buchner. (2008). The Importance of Walking to Public Health.
- Oja, Vuori, and Paronen. (1998). Daily Walking and Cycling to Work: Their Utility as Health-Enhancing Physical Activity.
- Oishi, Koo, and Buttrick. (2019). The Socioecological Psychology of Upward Social Mobility.
- Jun and Hur. (2015). The Relationship between Walkability and Neighborhood Social Environment: The Importance of Physical and Perceived Walkability.
- Gilderbloom, Riggs, and Meares. (2014). Does Walkability Matter? An Examination of Walkability’s Impact on Housing Values, Foreclosures, and Crime.
- Rogers, Gardner, and Carlson. (2014). Walking Builds Community Cohesion: Survey of Two New Hampshire Communities Looks at Social Capital and Walkability.
- Abu-Ghazzeh. (1999). Housing Layout, Social Interaction, and the Place of Contact in Abu-Nuseir, Jordan.