Pedestrian Environmental Quality Index
2008
Link to the resource: https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Pedestrian-Environmental-Quality-Index-Part-I.pdf#:~:text=The%20Pedestrian%20Environmental%20Quality%20Index%20%28or%20%E2%80%95PEQI%E2%80%96%29%20is,physical%20environment%20that%20determine%20%E2%80%95walkability%E2%80%96%20of%20their%20neighborhood.
- Format:
- Guide
- Target population:
- General population
- Objetive:
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Assess the quality and safety of the pedestrian physical environment and report on the pedestrian planning needs of the neighbourhood.
- Methodology:
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It consists of a survey in which trained observers collect information and answer a series of questions about the elements they see in the blocks and intersections under study, in order to determine the “walkability” of their neighbourhood.
This information can be aggregated to produce a neighbourhood walkability index, known as the PEQI, which can then be reflected on a map.
- Opportunities and limitations:
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It provides protocols, questionnaires and instructions for coding the results.
Observers should be trained for proper data collection.
- Indicators:
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Street speed limit. Width of sidewalk or pedestrian path. Location and level of artificial lighting. Presence of bicycle parking. Presence of trees. Ambient noise level.
- Thematic:
- Mobility and accessibility
- Link to health:
- Physical
- Scale of the field of study:
- Neighbourhood (or higher) Block - set of buildings or spaces
- Implementation phase:
- Diagnosis / pre-project Monitoring and evaluation
- Methodological approach:
- Observation Qualitative / Participatory Questionnaire
