Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, and UNC Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7505, USA.
Inj Prev. 2012 Oct;18(5):291-7. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2011-040223. Epub 2012 Feb 10.
To assess pedestrians' perceptions of the walkability of the urban environment and pedestrian safety in Cali, Colombia.
Standardised intercept interviews were conducted of 400 pedestrians walking in 20 randomly selected urban zones to ascertain frequency of walking, and perceptions of safety, the built environment and security. Four focus group meetings were held with community members and students addressing these issues in an open-ended forum. The study analysed quantitative data collected in street interviews and qualitative information from focus groups addressing respondents' views on problems for pedestrians, how the built environment affects walking and ideal walking conditions.
Access to public transportation was deemed the most positive characteristic of the built environment and 61% of respondents liked walking in the street. When disaggregating street conditions, the majority of pedestrians were dissatisfied with their walking experiences. Pedestrians cited lack of respect for norms, personal safety and built environment characteristics as their main concerns. Among frequent walkers, residents tended to rate their neighbourhoods more negatively compared with non-residents. Through qualitative interviews it became apparent that narrow sidewalks that are frequently obstructed by motor vehicles are a key reason for pedestrian dissatisfaction. A perception of overall insecurity further determines how pedestrians assess or modulate their walking in this city.
Overall, walking in Cali was perceived negatively by pedestrians because of built environment characteristics and perceptions of insecurity. Qualitative information used to complement intercept surveys can provide a better way to identify pedestrian-specific transport-related problems.
评估哥伦比亚卡利市行人对城市环境的可步行性和行人安全的看法。
对 400 名在 20 个随机选定的城市区域中行走的行人进行了标准化拦截访谈，以确定步行的频率以及对安全、建筑环境和安全的看法。还与社区成员和学生举行了 4 次焦点小组会议，以公开论坛的形式探讨这些问题。该研究分析了街头访谈中收集的定量数据和焦点小组中收集的定性信息，这些信息涉及受访者对行人问题的看法、建筑环境如何影响步行以及理想的步行条件。
公共交通的可达性被认为是建筑环境的最积极特征，61%的受访者喜欢在街上行走。当细分街道状况时，大多数行人对他们的步行体验不满意。行人将缺乏对规范的尊重、人身安全和建筑环境特征列为主要关注点。在经常步行的人群中，居民往往比非居民对其所在社区的评价更负面。通过定性访谈，很明显，狭窄的人行道经常被车辆堵塞，这是行人不满的一个主要原因。对整体不安全的看法进一步决定了行人如何评估或调整他们在这个城市的步行方式。
总的来说，由于建筑环境特征和不安全的感知，卡利的行人对步行的看法是负面的。用于补充拦截调查的定性信息可以更好地识别特定于行人的交通相关问题。
