Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Walk-able?


To establish the number of people who live within walking distance of public art pieces, I first need to determine what ‘walking distance’ really is. The Transportation Research Board conducted a study regarding how far citizens would be willing to walk to public transport stations for the Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual; based on their findings this graph was created:
 (TCQSM Chapter 3, Appendix A, p. 3-93)
It can be interpreted that 500 meters is approximately the distance at which people won’t consider walking. Based on this I will highlight areas within 500m of a piece of public art, and use census data (previously mentioned) to show how many people live within walking distance of a piece. 



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