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- Title
Analyzing Walkability Through Biometrics: Insights Into Sustainable Transportation Through the Use of Eye-Tracking Emulation Software.
- Authors
Hollander, Justin B.; Sussman, Ann; Lowitt, Peter; Angus, Neil; Situ, Minyu
- Abstract
Background: Understanding more about the unseen side of our responses to visual stimuli offers a powerful new tool for transportation planning. Traditional transportation planning tends to focus on the mobility of vehicles rather than on opportunities to encourage sustainable transport modes, like walking. Methods: Using eye-tracking emulation software, this study measured the unconscious visual responses people have to designs and layouts in new built environments, focusing on what makes streets most walkable. Results: The study found key differences between the way the brain takes in conventional automobile-oriented residential developments versus new urbanist layouts, with the former lacking key fixation points. Conclusion: The study's discoveries significantly explain why new urbanist layouts promote walking effortlessly and conventional automobile-oriented residential developments cannot.
- Subjects
VISUAL perception; TRANSPORTATION of automobiles; SUSTAINABLE transportation; URBAN planners; COMPUTER software
- Publication
Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 2020, Vol 17, Issue 11, p1153
- ISSN
1543-3080
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/jpah.2020-0127