Socioeconomic and racial disparities of sidewalk quality in a traditional rust belt city
| Autor: | Brenda Echeverri, Jennifer Lucarelli, Mozhgon Rajaee, Kristen Wiltfang, Zachary Zuchowicz |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science) media_common.quotation_subject Sidewalks Pedestrian Article Overhead (business) Environmental health medicine Curb cut Quality (business) Complete streets Socioeconomic status media_common H1-99 Health Policy Public health Sociodemographics Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Equity Accessibility Health equity Social sciences (General) Geography Pedestrian infrastructure Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 |
| Zdroj: | SSM-Population Health SSM: Population Health, Vol 16, Iss, Pp 100975-(2021) |
| ISSN: | 2352-8273 |
| Popis: | Neighborhood walkability is key to promoting health, accessibility, and pedestrian safety. The Accessible, Connected Communities Encouraging Safe Sidewalks (ACCESS) project was developed to assess sidewalks throughout an urban community in Pontiac, Michigan. Data were collected from 2016 to 2018 along eighty miles of sidewalk for tripping hazards, cracking, vegetation, obstructions, overhead coverage, street lighting, buffers, and crosswalks. Data were mapped in ArcGIS with sociodemographic characteristics by U.S. Census block group. The majority of sidewalks had moderate (57.6%) or major (29.4%) sidewalk quality issues, especially maintenance-related impediments (68.6%) and inadequate street lighting or shade coverage (87.2%). The majority of crosswalks had a curb ramp to improve access for people with disabilities (84.4%), however over half lacked a detectable warning strip (55.8%). Degraded sidewalk quality was associated with lower neighborhood socioeconomic status and a higher proportion of Black and Latinx residents. Equity-centered pedestrian infrastructure improvement plans can address these disparities by increasing accessible, safe active transport options that promote physical activity and reduce health disparities. Evaluations like ACCESS can connect public health professionals with municipal planners to advance Complete Streets plans and promote healthy living. Highlights • Rectify decades of sidewalk infrastructure disinvestment to improve walkability. • Economic, racial, and ethnic disparities in pedestrian infrastructure. • Pedestrian walking environment and accessibility assessment. • Equitable distribution of pedestrian infrastructure in auto-centric cities. • Local planning initiatives study nanoscale sidewalk accessibility. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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