Document Type
Master's Culminating Experience
Publication Date
2012
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine walkability at Wright State University (WSU), Dayton Ohio using the Postsecondary Education Campus Walkability/Bikeability Semantic-Differential Assessment Instrument. Safety, path quality, and path temperature comfort were the categories of criteria assessed. A total of 66 path segments were assessed on main campus, 50 were assessed during the day and 16 were assessed during the night. The average walkability score was 84.9% for day assessed segments and 82.1% for night assessed segments. Path segments received an overall average grade of B. The findings in this study suggest that the WSU campus is a walkable campus. From this study, it can be concluded that there are many physical features of a built environment conducive to walking at WSU. Several of those features are wide sidewalks of at least five feet and away from the roads, a pleasant environment, and shade.
Repository Citation
Nguyen, L. H. (2012). Walkability at Wright State University. Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.
