How to collect data with few resources?
Walkability: just what are the best indicators?
Despite many efforts worldwide to collect data about walking and sojourning, we lack an agreed list of walking indicators, related methodologies and data collection tools.
Based on the newly developed Urban Mobility Indicators for Europe (see below) by the Walk21 Foundation, UN Habitat and the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) we discussed if and how these indicators could become global. The indicators are about comfort and safety, the walking infrastructure, access to public transport stops, information, availability of walking amenities and daily trips, among others.
The workshop was attended by more than 40 participants from 25 different
countries from all continents. Based on this broad input the indicators will be refined and hopefully adopted worldwide eventually. The global representation in the workshop certainly will help its legitimation. Thanks to all participants again for your great input and support!
You can find and download the report on the Urban Mobility Indicators below. Also available are the results of the debate with summaries from the round tables and the presentations on the right.
