ASESSMENT TOWARDS A MORE WALKABLE CITY,

STUDY OF BANDAR LAMPUNG, INDONESIA

Akhmad B. Muhaemin Score :

Background Problems
What is walkability : Developing region like Bandar Lampung
"The extent to which the built environment is friendly to the in Indonesia is still struggling from the
presence of people living, shopping, visiting, enjoying or same issue such as traffic congestion,
spending time in an area (Abley, 2011) environmental injustice and social
Walkable environment is one of the element to build a livable city isolation.
(Shamsuddin, 2012) thus it is one of the way for reaching Walkability is a key factor to the urgency
sustainability. for mitigating the urban form that has
evolved to having numerous problems.
Keywords : walkability, walkable, downtown, Bandar Lampung (Forsyth, 2015).

Central
Framework
Business
District Interdisciplinary frame and aspect
definitions
Urban planning

Environmental
dimension

1 Km
WALKABILITY

Methodology
O
Building definitions indicator Perceived outcomes
and questionnaire from within
literature review
Objective
Observation
To asess the walkability of downtown street in the
Tracking movement (GPS, manual)
central business district of Bandar lampung within 2
Counting (pedestrian) aspects.
Test Walks, Walk audit
Based on Gehl, To identify and formulate strategy to improve the current
2012, and Videography , photo audit (on
Forsyth, 2015. urban design) environment for the future.
Expected findings to be discussed
Survey
Statistical correllation with There will be difference in Bandar Lampung and the
questionnaire developed region that has already asess their
walkability agenda, given their different urban planning
characteristics and social background.
Analysis & reccommendation
Observation based study and the questionnaire can be
conflicting because of varying concept of walkability.

References :
Abley, Steve. "Walkability scoping paper." 2011.
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Gehl, Jan, and Birgitte Svarre. How to Study Public Life. Island Press, 2013.
Shamsuddin, Shuhana, Nur Rasyiqah Abu Hassan, and Siti Fatimah Ilani Bilyamin. Walkable Environment in Increasing the Liveability of a City. Procedia - Social
and Behavioral Sciences, AcE-Bs 2012 Bangkok, Sukosol Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, 16-18 July, 2012, 50 (January 1, 2012): 16778.
Talen, Emily, and Julia Koschinsky. The Walkable Neighborhood: A Literature Review. International Journal of Sustainable Land Use and Urban Planning 1, no. 1
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