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The authors investigate how accurately people estimate walking time and distance to nearby destinations using an intercept survey of 1,297 people at seven locations in New Jersey. They find that people are not good at estimating short walking distances or the time it takes to walk. Most people overestimate distances, while time is both over- and underestimated. Younger people and those less familiar with an area overestimate time more than others. Most factors associated with concerns about walking are correlated with overestimates of walking time, including barriers and the number of turns people would need to make along a route. Many of the authors' results are broadly consistent with prior work, but with some differences, primarily due to including non-student populations in their sampling strategy.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ANF10 Standing Committee on Pedestrians.

19-03713

English

7p

2019

Transportation Research Board 98th Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; Maps; References; Tables

Age groups; Estimation theory; Perception; Surveys; Travel time; Walking distance

Intercept surveys

New Jersey

Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2019 Paper #19-03713

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Dec 7 2018 9:48AM