Absolutely thrilled to share our newest paper, out today in the Journal of the American Planning Association.
Crossing *distance* is a fundamental aspect of pedestrian safety and walkability, so what can we learn from measuring it citywide? We tackle this question by measuring roughly 49,000 crossings across three cities, finding that distance does not vary randomly, but follows unique intra-city patterns, including clusters of long crossings that likely deter walking and make it less safe. By overlaying recent pedestrian-vehicle collisions, we demonstrate how collisions cluster on longer crossings, further motivating traffic-calming investments. The study (co-authored with Prof. Debra Laefer), is available open access:
https://lnkd.in/eh5C8k2y
There are so many people to thank for their help during this process, including my incredible colleagues at NYU Center for Urban Science + Progress, including: Mehak Sachdeva, Azin Ghaffary, PhD, Zhaoxi Zhang, Ph.D., Takahiro Yabe, Maurizio Porfiri (CUSP's Director), and many, many others.
