Identifying Unmarked Crosswalks at Bus Stops in Vancouver, Canada

Taking transit to and from a destination typically involves crossing the street, however, not all bus stops have a marked pedestrian crossing. This study aimed to 1) identify bus stops in Vancouver, Canada with unmarked crosswalks and 2) assess whether unmarked crosswalks at bus stops are inequitabl...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kate Hosford, Sarah Tremblay, Meghan Winters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Findings Press 2020-06-01
Series:Findings
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.13207
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849334951338573824
author Kate Hosford
Sarah Tremblay
Meghan Winters
author_facet Kate Hosford
Sarah Tremblay
Meghan Winters
author_sort Kate Hosford
collection DOAJ
description Taking transit to and from a destination typically involves crossing the street, however, not all bus stops have a marked pedestrian crossing. This study aimed to 1) identify bus stops in Vancouver, Canada with unmarked crosswalks and 2) assess whether unmarked crosswalks at bus stops are inequitably distributed across the city. Of the 1,892 bus stops in Vancouver, 8% (n=151) did not have a traffic signal or marked crosswalk at the nearest intersection. Unmarked crossings were more likely to be at bus stops in higher income neighbourhoods compared to bus stops in lower income neighbourhoods.
format Article
id doaj-art-78d39bb14ea44f628b4f6b81c38f1ed1
institution Kabale University
issn 2652-8800
language English
publishDate 2020-06-01
publisher Findings Press
record_format Article
series Findings
spelling doaj-art-78d39bb14ea44f628b4f6b81c38f1ed12025-08-20T03:45:27ZengFindings PressFindings2652-88002020-06-0110.32866/001c.13207Identifying Unmarked Crosswalks at Bus Stops in Vancouver, CanadaKate HosfordSarah TremblayMeghan WintersTaking transit to and from a destination typically involves crossing the street, however, not all bus stops have a marked pedestrian crossing. This study aimed to 1) identify bus stops in Vancouver, Canada with unmarked crosswalks and 2) assess whether unmarked crosswalks at bus stops are inequitably distributed across the city. Of the 1,892 bus stops in Vancouver, 8% (n=151) did not have a traffic signal or marked crosswalk at the nearest intersection. Unmarked crossings were more likely to be at bus stops in higher income neighbourhoods compared to bus stops in lower income neighbourhoods.https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.13207
spellingShingle Kate Hosford
Sarah Tremblay
Meghan Winters
Identifying Unmarked Crosswalks at Bus Stops in Vancouver, Canada
Findings
title Identifying Unmarked Crosswalks at Bus Stops in Vancouver, Canada
title_full Identifying Unmarked Crosswalks at Bus Stops in Vancouver, Canada
title_fullStr Identifying Unmarked Crosswalks at Bus Stops in Vancouver, Canada
title_full_unstemmed Identifying Unmarked Crosswalks at Bus Stops in Vancouver, Canada
title_short Identifying Unmarked Crosswalks at Bus Stops in Vancouver, Canada
title_sort identifying unmarked crosswalks at bus stops in vancouver canada
url https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.13207
work_keys_str_mv AT katehosford identifyingunmarkedcrosswalksatbusstopsinvancouvercanada
AT sarahtremblay identifyingunmarkedcrosswalksatbusstopsinvancouvercanada
AT meghanwinters identifyingunmarkedcrosswalksatbusstopsinvancouvercanada