Pedestrian Connectivity

The Pedestrian Connectivity indicator is a measure of the density of street intersections, availability of sidewalks or paths, and how closely intersections are spaced. This is a proxy for how easily residents navigate the neighborhood using active transportation modes of travel (i.e., walking, biking or any method of travel that involves human energy). This indicator is the most commonly used measure of the quality of the pedestrian environment, as a large number of intersections per acre tends to correlate with a well-connected grid of streets and smaller block sizes. When looking at the built environment and travel behavior, pedestrian connectivity shows a strong link to the number of walk trips taken by residents and increased physical activity. Posted under the Transportation Services domain, the Pedestrian Connectivity indicator is also linked to the Neighborhood Characteristics, Economic Health, Housing, Health Systems and Public Safety, Educational Opportunities, and Employment Opportunities domains. TIGER data is used to calculate this indicator.

Neighborhood Indicator Value Ranksort descending
Ensley 198 1
Druid Hills 197 2
South Woodlawn 197 2
Fairview 186 4
Tuxedo 185 5
Oakwood Place 185 5
Ensley Highlands 182 7
Fountain Heights 180 8
College Hills 175 9
Smithfield 175 9
Highland Park 172 11
Belview Heights 169 12
Graymont 168 13
Evergreen 166 14
Norwood 164 15
Forest Park 163 16
Southside 163 16
Five Points South 161 18
Wahouma 157 19
North Birmingham 151 20
Arlington - West End 151 20
Bush Hills 150 22
Central Park 150 22
North Titusville 150 22
Enon Ridge 148 25
Rising - West Princeton 147 26
Central City 144 27
Central Pratt 144 27
Crestwood North 142 29
South Pratt 142 29
Kingston 141 31
South Titusville 137 32
East Lake 137 32
East Thomas 127 34
Gate City 126 35
Inglenook 123 36
East Birmingham 121 37
Germania Park 121 37
Woodlawn 120 39
North East Lake 119 40
Collegeville 119 40
South East Lake 119 40
West End Manor 115 43
Wylam 113 44
Grasselli Heights 111 45
East Avondale 110 46
North Avondale 108 47
Industrial Center 107 48
Brown Springs 103 49
Hillman 101 50
Riley 100 51
Hillman Park 100 51
Sun Valley 98 53
Jones Valley 89 54
Woodland Park 87 55
Acipco-Finley 84 56
Bridlewood 83 57
Redmont Park 82 58
North Pratt 81 59
Apple Valley 76 60
Powderly 76 60
Green Acres 73 62
Zion City 66 63
Echo Highlands 65 64
West Brownville 65 64
Oak Ridge Park 65 64
Crestline 62 67
East Brownville 61 68
Glen Iris 60 69
Mason City 57 70
Tarpley City 56 71
Oak Ridge 53 72
Roosevelt 52 73
Sandusky 50 74
Killough Springs 50 74
West Goldwire 49 76
Smithfield Estates 45 77
Eastwood 44 78
Fairmont 42 79
Crestwood South 41 80
Airport Highlands 41 80
Spring Lake 41 80
Thomas 40 83
Brownsville Heights 39 84
Roebuck 36 85
Harriman Park 35 86
Roebuck Springs 31 87
Huffman 31 87
Dolomite 30 89
Oxmoor 25 90
Penfield Park 20 91
Garden Highlands 17 92
Pine Knoll Vista 17 92
Maple Grove 12 94
Brummitt Heights 9 95
Sherman Heights 9 95
Hooper City 8 97
Liberty Highlands 4 98
Overton 3 99

Key Citations:
1. Ewing R, Cervero R. Travel and the built environment: a meta-analysis. Journal of the American Planning Association. 2010;76:3(2010):265-294.
2. Frank L., et al. Many pathways from land use to health: associations between neighborhood walkability and active transportation, body mass index, and air quality,” Journal of the American Planning Association. Winter 2006;72(1):75-87.