At our final conference we present our research approach and findings, and explore policy implications and future implementations for creating walking-friendly neighbourhoods. Based on our research findings we will also discuss the transferability of research methods, outcomes and policy implications to other European countries beyond the cities studied. In WalkUrban we investigated objective and perceived..
The WalkUrban team has presented three papers (AESOP, RGS, EUGEO) and a poster (WCTR) at international conferences this summer. In addition, we organised and moderated two special sessions (AESOP 2023 and RGS 2023) and one roundtable (AESOP2023) as well as we were invited to moderate a special session at the EUGEO 2023. We discussed various..
On 18th September 2023, in the framework of the European Mobility Week, Genoa Municipality presented their sustainable mobility projects. Local politicians and practitioners discussed improvements in local public transport, such as the extension of the underground network, a new sky metro line and a new electric bus system that will serve the main city lines…
We have just published a journal paper, entitled “Determinants and effects of perceived walkability: a literature review, conceptual model and research agenda“. This first WalkUrban paper discusses perceived walkability and forms the basis for developing our conceptual framework and research methods. The paper is published open access in Transport Review, and can be downloaded here…
Two papers on WalkUrban have been presented at two conferences this summer: Van der Vlugt, A., Welsch, J., Otsuka, N., De Vos, J. and Lättman, K. (2022) ‘Why perceptions matter? Two approaches to analyse objective and perceived accessibility and the interaction with realised travel behaviour’, paper accepted for oral presentation, NECTAR Conference 2022: Mobilizing Justice:..
The conceptual framework for studying walkability within the WalkUrban project is now ready for download. The project team created jointly its first report, which includes information about a selection of existing walkability guidelines and an overview of policies from the three case study cities: Genoa (IT), Gothenburg (SE) and Dortmund (DE). Insights from a literature..
