{"id":68,"date":"2017-05-07T10:44:04","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T10:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evelyndata.cloudaccess.host\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2024-09-02T14:33:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T14:33:11","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/walkurban.eu\/?page_id=68","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Walkable urban neighbourhoods \u2013 Freeing up potential for sustainable and active travel by improving walking and its connections with public transport<\/em> <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

WalkUrban aims to better understand local accessibility and urban walkability in order to free up the potential for walking.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By exploring the links between objective, subjective and perceived walking accessibility the project identified key enabling and hindering factors for walking in various urban neighbourhoods. This was done in close collaboration with local stakeholders and citizens in the three chosen European cities: Genoa<\/a>, Dortmund<\/a> <\/a>and <\/a>Gothenburg<\/a>. The ultimate aim was to provide local solutions to support walking as a zero-emission, sustainable and active transport mode in urban areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project started in June 2021 and continued for 36 months until May 2024, with partners<\/a>\u00a0from Germany, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information or to reach out, please contact us<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Three Cities<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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Genoa is the capital of the northwestern Italian region of Leguria. The transport planning prioritises walking and its connection to other sustainable transport modes within the local transport policy strategy.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Genoa as study area in WalkUrban<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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Dortmund is located in the west of Germany, in the heart of the Ruhr region. It is characterised by traditionally car-oriented urban planning and extensive car use, while the city has a good public transport system.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Dortmund as study area in WalkUrban<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Stadt Dortmund<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Gbg1: \u201cGothenburg, V\u00e4stra G\u00f6taland, Sweden\u201d\u00a0by\u00a0pom\u2019.\u00a0is licensed under\u00a0CC BY-SA 2.0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The city of Gothenburg, located in the south of Sweden, has a history of developing its urban planning around both public transport and cars.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Gothenburg as study area in WalkUrban<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

For more information about Gothenburg city<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Mixed methods approach and policy implications<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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In each of the study areas respectively selected <\/strong>neighbhourhoods there has been a set of research methods empoyed in order to study different aspects of walkability in urban settings. A research framework was developed in order to facilitate our mixed-methods approach. Finally a set of policy implications was published, you can download them here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In each of the selected six neighbourhoods a set of methods was carried out to study urban walkability in a comprehensive manner. The WalkUrban project conducted different analysis and surveys as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n