Exploring Pedestrian Ways Quality for Better Urban Place: Necessary, Optional, and Social Activity

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A.R. Pattisinai, F. Nadiar, D.A.D. Nusantara

2020 Journal of Physics: Conference Series Vol. 1569 Issue 4 Conference paper Cited by 0 Quartile

Abstract

Walking is a non-motorized transportation option that has a large portion compared to the use of bicycles and traditional transportation. Previously, the quality assessment of pedestrians was only calculated based on their physical form. But now the pedestrian ways are not only seen as a facility to support the human movement but has become a public space. To investigate this, we surveyed Pahlawan Street, Semarang, Indonesia (N=90). The method using is PEQI (Pedestrian Environment Quality Index) which is a quantitative calculation based on the 5 indicators (crosswalk safety, pedestrian traffic, land use, street design, perceived walkability). We find that the most qualified pedestrian way is Segment I East (70.35), though the lowest is Segment III East (50.16). In particular, we find that the percentage of social and optional activity is higher than the necessary activity that been the user choose in Pahlawan Street. © 2020 Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.

Affiliations

Civil Engineering, State University of Surabaya, Indonesia