Impact of Built Environment Factors on Pedestrian Accessibility to Metro Station
摘要
Although the metros have successfully been implemented in one of the highly populated cities, the importance to given to pedestrian accessibility to metro station is scarce. This study aims to inspect the impact of built environment factors on pedestrian accessibility to metro station by conducting the pedestrian perception survey with regard to the same from the metro users within the vicinity of 1km of Yeshwanthpur metro station, Bangalore. The data was collected on personal, household, trip characteristics and people’s opinion over various built environment factors affecting pedestrian’s access to metro station. The analysis is carried out for the data collected by developing Multiple Regression Model. Surface quality of footpath, Streets with CCTV Camera installed and Pedestrian Road crossing facilities showed higher contribution in the outcome of Dependent Variable (i.e. Pedestrian satisfaction with walk accessibility to metro station) with higher significance. The Walkability Index obtained for the considered study area lies in the FAIR grade. The pedestrians were found to be moderately satisfied with the walk accessibility and built environment factors. The study contributes to a deeper comprehension of the factors influencing pedestrian accessibility to metro stations and offers policy recommendations for planners and engineers to improve accessibility by foot to metro.