Influence of the safety-security attributes on the walkability of university students in Sri Lanka

Abstract

Walking is the most common, and sustainable mode of transportation, which gives numerous health benefits as well. The relationship between pedestrian safety-security and walking preference is equally important in micro-environments like university neighborhoods, as in macro-environments, such as large cities. A framework has developed based on safety-security attributes [3] and elements [14] and a regression model was developed. The findings of this study could support to define walkability framework as a model which can be adopted in pedestrian planning in other city campuses and will promote walkability.