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

TABLE 2—

Association Between Intersection Environment Characteristics as Depicted in Google Street View Imagery and the Count of Pedestrian Injuries as Reported to the New York City Department of Transportation at 532 Intersections in New York City From 2007 to 2011, Mutually Adjusted

Difference in Count of Injuries at Intersection, % (95% CI)a
Characteristic Model 1b Model 2c
Crosswalk presence
 None (Ref) 0 0
 Connecting all corners 80 (2, 218) 118 (22, 289)
 Connecting some corners 93 (34, 178) 132 (60 ,235)
 N/Ad –27 (–79, 159) –11 (–80, 296)
Visible billboards
 None (Ref) 0 0
 ≥ 1 42 (7, 90) 54 (18, 110)
Sidewalk condition
 Good (Ref) 0 0
 Fair 49 (13, 96) 32 (1, 74)
 Poor 53 (8, 116) 35 (–3, 86)
 Under repair 44 (–11, 132) 88 (28, 174)
Road condition
 Poor –38 (–57, –9) –36 (–56, –8)
 Fair –17 (–35, 6) –22 (–40, 1)
 Good (Ref) 0 0
 Under repair 315 (89, 809) 301 (85, 771)
Pedestrian signal
 Not present (Ref) 0 0
 Present 156 (69, 289) 182 (81 ,341)
Traffic island
 Not present (Ref) 0 0
 Present 31 (–2, 76) 27 (–3, 68)
Bus stop on block
 Not present (Ref) 0 0
 Present 120 (51, 220) 103 (37, 201)
Intersection typee
 Minor/minor (Ref) 0 0
 Minor/major 19 (–11, 59) 19 (–8, 54)
 Major/major 3 (–28, 47) 2 (–27, 43)

Note. CI = confidence interval.

a

Confidence intervals computed by using cluster-robust standard errors, clustering on community district.

b

Adjusted for log of estimated pedestrian count. Estimated increase in injury count per 1-unit increase in log pedestrian count: 0.53; 95% CI = 0.27, 0.78.

c

Adjusted for nearby Walk Score. Estimated increase in injury count per 1-unit increase in Walk Score: 0.015; 95% CI = 0.005, 0.025.

d

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

e

Intersections characterized as minor/minor if no major roads were present, major/major if no minor roads were present, and minor/major otherwise.