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. 2012 Apr 3;9:40. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-9-40

Table 1.

Neighborhood Characteristics

High-Walkable Low-Walkable
Characteristic Neighborhood A Neighborhood B Neighborhood C Neighborhood D

Housing Density Total housing units in study area Housing density (units/acre) 1,547
14.47
1,233
11.74
511
0.99
421
0.67

Street Form Pedestrian infrastructure Street pattern Average block size (acres) Sidewalks Merging Grids 4.45 Sidewalks
Grid
5.24
No Sidewalks Curvilinear
15.09
No Sidewalks Irregular/mixed 23.09

Land Use Commercial centers Time to commercial centers (min)a Integratedb
< 5
Integrated
< 5
Externalc
> 15
External
> 15

aEstimated based upon walking at 3 mph from locations within the neighborhood. bIntegrated refers to the combination of high residential density and residential land uses in close proximity. cExternal refers to the strict separation of land uses.