Case Studies
Planning Auto Reduction with Walkability Measurements in Kiel
Many cities are currently grapling with the negative consequences of cars in their cities such as traffic or CO2 emissions. Increasingly, cities are considering measures for reducing car dependence. In this case study, we look at how measured walkability may be a good tool for deteriming the best areas for such measures by using Kiel, Germany as a case study.
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Read the thesis
This thesis was written as part of a M.Sc. program "Sustainability, Society and the Enironment" at Kiel University in Germany. The city of Kiel, Germany is the focal point of the thesis, although methods contained within could feasibly be applied to other cities and regions too. Download the thesis to learn even more.
Read the source code
All of the code used to make the walkability composites is open source and available for everyone to use in their projects. Visit the repository on Github to learn even more.