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“Transportation for A Better Life:
Smart Mobility for Now and Then”

23 August 2019, Bangkok, Thailand

DEVELOPING PEDESTRIAN ENVIRONMENT QUALITY SCORE FOR VIETNAMESE
MEDIUM SIZED CITIES: A CASE STUDY IN THU DAU MOT CITY

Topic number: 01. Paper Identification number: AYRF2019-032
Minh Thong NGUYEN , Thai Son NGUYEN , Dinh Vinh Man NGUYEN 3
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1 Vietnamese-German University, Binh Duong New City, Vietnam
Telephone: 084-9822-48702
E-mail: thong.nm@vgtrc.vgu.edu.vn

2 Vietnamese-German University, Binh Duong New City, Vietnam
Telephone: 084-985-4590
E-mail: nguyenthaison1409@gmail.com

3 Vietnamese-German University, Vietnam
Telephone: +84(0)983657587
E-mail: man.ndv@vgtrc.vgu.edu.vn

Abstract
Smart city involves smart governance, smart technology, smart mobility, smart planning and smart
building. Smart mobility is not just about designing for good connectivity and linkages, but also includes ease
of movement, equity, accessibility and security for pedestrians. Pedestrian-oriented transportation has
recently emerged as an important issue to supplement transportation modes as a method to reduce traffic
accidents and environmental pollution. This study aims to develop a pedestrian environment evaluation
method called Pedestrian Environment Quality Score (PEQS). PEQS measures main pedestrian environment
elements based on quantitative scoring system. Main pedestrian environment elements are considered in
PEQS including intersection safety, street design, land use, perceived safety. Then, the developed method is
applied to evaluate the pedestrian environment of centre business area in Thu Dau Mot City (Vietnam).

Keywords: Pedestrian, Evaluation, Score, Web-based GIS, Visualization

1. Introduction Results of pedestrian environment
Vibrant cities can also result in more evaluation will facilitate the understanding and the
pedestrians, and traffic planning must take that into measurement of the features that promote
account. Smart pedestrian movement is one of the walkability in urban environments around the world
major determining factors for designing a smart city, at multiple levels. With a better global understanding
particularly in enhancing its walkability like the of walkability, and more consistent and frequent
discussion in a paper by Raipat [1]. Organization and measurement of the walkability of urban
segregation of activities is the key to achieve a environments, decision-makers
walkable street. will be empowered to enact policies that create more
Pedestrians make streets active. walkable urban areas.
Encouraging pedestrian movements discourages the There have been a number of studies on
use of motorized transport and helps in making the pedestrian-friendly activities and their support of
city sustainable. The promotion of additional social urban environments [3] [4] [5], disclosing their
and economic benefits such as physical exercises measurement indexes. Discussions of the concept of
and leisure activities enhances urban heath [2]. Right the pedestrian environment have focused on how
from renewable energy planning to discourage many physical attractions a place has to induce
personal transportation in favour of public transport. walking. In other words, the major measurement
Public transportation plan is an integral part of smart parameters to explain pedestrian friendly
city planning. environments in street design are accessibility,
connectivity, continuity, convenience, and safety.

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