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Measuring Connectivityfor Bicycling and Walking
Pro-Walk Pro-Bike Victoria, BC – September 9, 2004
Jennifer Dill, Ph.D.Portland State University
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Why Connectivity?
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Use of Connectivity Measures
• Research• Policy and Planning
Question: How should we be measuring connectivity?
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Three-Step Project
1. Develop measures of network connectivity
2. Compare connectivity measures to performance measures to help select best measure(s)
3. Evaluate implementation issues
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Important Note
• Connectivity is just one dimension of a set of measures of urban form
• Could be combined with measures of– Terrain (e.g. slope)– Facilities (e.g. sidewalks, bike lanes)– Aesthetics/Comfort (e.g. trees)– Time – Etc.
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Measures of Connectivity
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Measures of Connectivity
• Block length– Average– Median– Maximum
• Block area• Block density
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Measures of Connectivity
• Intersection density• Street network density
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Measures of Connectivity
• Link/Node Ratio
Ratio = 7/8 = 0.88
One route
Ratio = 9/8 = 1.13
Three routes
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Measures of Connectivity
• Connected Node Ratio– intersections / intersections + cul-de-sacs
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Measures of Connectivity
• Alpha Index– Ratio of the number of actual circuits to the
maximum number of circuits– A circuit is a finite, closed path starting and
ending at a single node
• Gamma Index– Ratio of the number of links in the network
to the maximum possible number of links between nodes
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Measures of Connectivity
• Effective Walking Area– Ratio of the number of parcels within a one-
quarter mile walking distance of a point to the total number of parcels within a one-quarter mile radius of that point
• Pedestrian Route Directness– Ratio of route distance to straight-line
distance for two selected points
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Examples
Connected Node Ratio: #1Intersection Density: #3Street Network Density: #1Link-Node Ratio: #3Alpha: #4Gamma: #4
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Examples
Link-Node Ratio: 2nd worstAlpha: 2nd worstGamma: 2nd worst
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Intersection Density
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Street Density
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Link-Node Ratio
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Alpha
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Gamma
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Average Block Length
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Evaluating Measures
• Which connectivity measures best reflect minimizing trip distances and route directness?
• Pedestrian Route Directness: most direct route/straight-line
• But, difficult to use in research and policy – requires selecting points.
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Applying PRD
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Applying PRD
• Selected 11 census tracts• Selected random origins and
destinations within a half-mile buffer of the origin
• Calculated an average PRD
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Comparing to PRD
0.577-0.101Average Block Length
0.0000.700Intersection Density
0.0000.716Street Network Density
0.0000.748Gamma
0.0000.751Alpha
0.0000.762Link Node Ratio
0.0000.772Connected Node Ratio
significanceCorrelation
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Implementation Issues
• Alpha and Gamma more difficult to use in buffers
• Size of area matters
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Next Steps
• Finish up• Link to physical activity data