Table 1.
Agreement on route subscales between virtual raters with different familiarities of the environment (n=60)
Subscale | Label | Number of Items |
Mean (SD) |
Virtual Toola
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In-field Toolb
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ICC (95% Confidence Interval) |
Range of Item Kappas or ICCs (% Agreement) |
ICC | Range of Item Kappas or ICCs (% Agreement) |
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Land use and destination
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Positive Subscale | |||||||
ResMix | Single family homes, apartment and condominiums, apartments above street retail | 4 | 1.20 | 0.643 | 0.378–1.000 | 0.577 | 0.290–0.776 |
(0.65) | (0.437–0.785) | (87.0%–100.0%) | (84.5%–98.9%) | ||||
Commercial-Shops | Food-related land uses, retail and service-oriented land uses and shopping centers | 10 | 2.48 | 0.881 | 0.196–0.796 | 0.873 | 0.407–0.842 |
(2.90) | (0.795–0.932) | (80.4%–100.0%) | (87.6%–98.6%) | ||||
Commercial-Restaurants/Entertainment | Food-related uses (fast food, sit-down, cafe), entertainment | 4 | 1.59 | 0.877 | 0.407–0.877 | 0.842 | 0.765–0.796 |
(1.83) | (0.789–0.930) | (82.6%–91.3%) | (87.6%–98.3%) | ||||
Institutional service -professional service | Bank/Credit union, health-related professional, other services | 3 | 1.87 | 0.829 | 0.503–0.628 | 0.849 | 0.743–0.808 |
(1.93) | (0.712–0.902) | (73.9%–78.3%) | (81.3%–93.8%) | ||||
Institutional service -Religious, Schools | Government or community land use, place of worship, school | 2 | 0.15 | 0.630 | 0.543–1.000 | 0.717 | 0.712–0.722 |
(0.42) | (0.418–0.775) | (93.5%–100.0%) | (90.7%–94.1%) | ||||
Government Service | Health or social services, library/museums, post office, senior center | 4 | 0.17 | 0.514 | 0.729–1.000 | 0.652 | 0.279–0.798 |
(0.26) | (0.268–0.698) | (95.7%–100.0%) | (94.8%–99.7%) | ||||
Parking Structures (Positive) | No parking facilities present, parallel/angled on-street parking | 2 | 1.03 | 0.860 | 0.870–1.000 | 0.736 | −0.011–0.689 |
(1.00) | (0.761–0.920) | (93.5%–97.8%) | (89.7%–96.9%) | ||||
Recreational land use-Public recreation facilites | Community garden, public indoor, public outdoor pay, public park | 4 | 0.24 | 0.621 | 0.471–1.000 | 0.717 | 0.497–0.679 |
(0.46) | (0.408–0.770) | (82.6%–100.0%) | (93.4%–99.3%) | ||||
Recreational land use-Private recreation facilites | Private indoor, private outdoor | 2 | 0.24 | 0.706 | 0.503–1.000 | 0.696 | 0.659–0.704 |
(0.54) | (0.527–0.826) | (89.1%) | (96.8%–98.3%) | ||||
DLU Commercial (an interim subscale, may be used independently, but not included in overall scores) | Sum of shops, restaurant/entertainment, and services subscales. Subscale created to reflect most common pedestrian destinations. Not included in overall positive subscale. | 3 | 5.93 | 0.906 | 0.889 | ||
subscales | (6.21) | (0.838–0.947) | |||||
DLU Overall Positive Subscale | Sum of subscales: residential mix, shops, restaurants/entertainment, services, government services, religious, school, positive parking, public recreation, and private recreation | 10 | 8.86 | 0.880 | 0.855 | ||
subscales | (6.29) | (0.794–0.931) | |||||
Negative Subscale | |||||||
DLU Overall Negtive Subscale | Warehouse/factory/industrial, abandoned building, unmaintained lot/field, casino, large parking facilities | 5 | 1.74 | 0.794 | 0.479–0.700 | 0.610 | −0.029–0.659 |
(1.34) | (0.657–0.880) | (80.4%–100.0%) | (76.2%–100%) | ||||
Overall | |||||||
DLU_overall | DLU Overall Positive Subscale Score minus | 7.12 | 0.849 | 0.801 | |||
DLU Overall Negative Subscale Score | (5.89) | (0.743–0.913) | |||||
Streetscape
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Positive Elements Subscale | Transit stops, posted speed limit, pedestrian signage, street amenities (e.g., working telephone, trash bins) | 18 | 3.10 | 0.616 | 0.375–0.789 | 0.741 | 0.395–0.838 |
(1.59) | (0.401–0.767) | (65.2%–100.0%) | (57.4%–98.9%) | ||||
Negative Elements Subscale | High speed limits, roll-over curbs, driveways | 5 | 2.09 | 0.685 | 0.433–0.814 | 0.742 | 0.433–0.814 |
(0.98) | (0.497–0.812) | (80.4%–95.8%) | (76.3%–95.8%) | ||||
Overall Streetscape Score | Positive Streetscape Elements Subscale Score minus Negative Streetscape Elements Subscale Score | 1.01 | 0.644 | 0.762 | |||
(2.09) | (0.438–0.785) | ||||||
Aesthetics and Social
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Positive Aesthetics and Social Subscale | Public art, landscaping maintenance | 5 | 2.15 | 0.485 | 0.292–0.457 | 0.632 | 0.391–0.689 |
(0.97) | (0.231–0.677) | (61.0%–91.3%) | (61.0%–91.0%) | ||||
Negative Aesthetics and Social Subscale | Graffiti, physical disorder, broken windows | 3 | 0.38 | 0.409 | 0.188–0.483 | 0.514 | 0.088–0.665 |
(0.75) | (0.140–0.623) | (71.3%–95.7%) | (68.6%–100%) | ||||
Overall Aesthetics and Social Subscale | Positive Aesthetics and Social Subscale Score minus Negative Aesthetics and Social Subscale Score | 1.77 | 0.563 | 0.580 | |||
(1.33) | (0.331–0.731) | ||||||
Overall | |||||||
Total Route Score | Sum of three over scores | 9.90 | 0.832 | 0.816 | |||
(7.21) | (0.717–0.903) |
Measured by Google Earth between virtual raters with different familiarities of the environment.
Measured in-field between raters with same familiarity of the environment (Millstain RA, Cain KL, Sallis JF, et al. Development, scoring, and reliability of the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS). BMC Public Health. 2013 Apr 27;13:403.).