Pedestrian route choice: GPS tracking, discrete models and the influence of the built environment in a central district in Brazil
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Route choice, Discrete choice, Built environment, Travel on foot, Walkability, Active transportationAbstract
Encouraging active modes of travel through changes in urban form has been the object of research since motorized transport proved to be harmful to cities’ quality life. Travelling on foot became part of the sustainable urban mobility agenda, initially emphasizing the influence of the built environment on modal choice, aiming to increase it’s share. Recently, walkability studies have evolved to incorporate microscale aspects of the environment, seeking to understand what influences pedestrians’ route choice. This work investigates the factors that influence route choice by proposing a method based on GPS tracking of individuals and discrete choice modelling considering environmental variables. A study in the city of Porto Alegre estimated binary discrete models to understand why pedestrians choose routes other than the shortest path between origin and destination. Results show that road network attributes such as functional class and the length of the stretches as well as urban such as the presence of commercial uses, in association with trip purpose and individual factors, influence the perceived utility and the route choice.
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