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. 2016 Mar;106(3):462–469. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302978

TABLE 1—

Characteristics of 532 Intersections in New York City Included in This Study as Depicted in Google Street View Imagery: 2007–2011

Frequency of Characteristic, %
Characteristic Estimated Pedestrian Count,a Geometric Mean, (Geometric SD) Kappa Score All (n = 532) Any Collisionb (n = 291)
Crosswalk presence 0.83
 None 1.2 (4.0) 24 12
 Connecting some corners 2.3 (2.2) 25 22
 Connecting all corners 3.9 (2.1) 48 65
 N/Ac 3 1
Curb cuts 0.48
 Present 2.7 (2.5) 91 96
 Not present 1.7 (4.0) 5 3
 No sidewalk 0.2 (8.8) 4 1
Visible billboards 0.75
 None 2.3 (3.1) 89 84
 ≥ 1 3.6 (2.3) 11 16
Sidewalk condition 0.40d
 Good 3.2 (2.5) 29 29
 Fair 2.7 (2.6) 46 49
 Poor 2.0 (2.4) 17 16
 Under repair 7.5 (1.9) 2 2
Road condition 0.51d
 Poor 3.0 (3.1) 13 12
 Fair 2.5 (3.1) 62 62
 Good 2.3 (3.2) 24 25
 Under repair 3.4 (1.6) 1 1
Pedestrian signal 1.00
 Not present 1.7 (3.4) 55 36
 Present 3.9 (2.1) 45 64
Traffic island 0.52
 Not present 2.4 (3.0) 87 80
 Present 3.0 (3.1) 13 20
Traffic calming 0.37
 Not present 2.5 (3.0) 98 98
 Present 2.5 (4.0) 2 2
Bus stop 0.70
 Not present 2.4 (3.1) 89 84
 Present 3.0 (2.2) 11 16
a

Estimated pedestrian count as observed over a 10-minute period either between 10:00 and noon or 1:30 and 3:30 in the afternoon.

b

Intersections at which 1 or more injuries or fatalities occurred.

c

N/A indicates intersections where no crosswalk may be expected, such as at a freeway onramp where pedestrian barriers block access to the roadway.

d

Weighted κ used for ordinal measures.