Table 3.

Characteristics of street segments in high-density neighborhoods (n = 187 segments), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Portland, Oregon, United States of America.

	Burnaby	Milwaukie			Vancouver	Monut Tabor
	(CA)	(USA)			(CA)	(USA)
Units (% of segments)	(n = 56)	(n = 58)	χ2	p-value	(n = 45)	(n = 28)	χ2	p-value
Functionality
Building types
Single-family homes (detached)	42.2	96.4	21.8	<0.001	21.4	96.6	66.8	<0.001
Low-rise multi-family housing (<5 stories)	37.8	14.3	4.6	0.031	30.4	5.2	12.5	0.001
High-rise multi-family housing (5 or more stories)	37.8	3.6	10.9	0.001	16.1	0.0	10.1	0.001
Grocery store	11.1	0.0	3.3	0.068	5.4	1.7	1.1	0.292
Pharmacy/drug store	6.7	0.0	1.9	0.163	1.8	0.0	1.0	0.307
Health clinics, medical facilities	13.3	3.6	1.9	0.168	3.6	1.7	0.4	0.538
Beauty/barber shop	6.7	0.0	1.9	0.163	5.4	0.0	3.2	0.074
Service facilities (e.g., insurance offices, dry cleaners)	13.3	0.0	4.1	0.044	17.9	0.0	11.4	0.001
Sidewalks
Presence of sidewalks	93.3	14.3	46.3	<0.001	100.0	89.7	6.1	0.013
Continuous sidewalks on both sides (if present)	71.1	0.0	35.5	<0.001	58.9	56.9	0.0	0.826
Public spaces
Park/playground	15.6	0.0	4.8	0.028	17.9	10.3	1.3	0.248
Outdoor fitness/recreation area	33.3	7.1	6.6	0.010	35.7	10.3	10.4	0.001
Safety and Comfort
Crossing area with ramps or curb cuts	91.1	25.0	33.5	<0.001	73.2	34.5	17.2	<0.001
Grooves or bumps	75.6	21.4	20.4	<0.001	58.9	10.3	29.9	<0.001
Intended crossing area for pedestrians	11.1	7.1	0.3	0.576	8.9	3.5	1.5	0.223
Signs for pedestrians/children/etc.	37.8	10.7	6.4	0.012	28.6	1.7	16.2	<0.001
Signs for school speed zone	8.9	3.6	0.8	0.382	4.4	3.5	0.1	0.813

N refers to the number of audited street segments in each neighborhood.