Assessing and improving active travel around urban hospitals: A case of Xiangya hospital, China.

ABSTRACT: Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there has been a growing trend toward active travel. However, many cities have not given sufficient attention to active transportation, resulting in inadequate safety measures for pedestrians and cyclists. This issue becomes particularly critical around hospitals, closely associated with COVID-19 and where traffic can be more intricate and hazardous. Hence, there is a pressing need for a quantitative assessment of the active travel environment surrounding hospitals to obtain a practical evaluation and devise improvement strategies. This study constructs an Extenics evaluation model to assess the safety, accessibility, traffic pressure, convenience, and comfort of the active travel environment near Xiangya Hospital. Subsequently, optimization strategies are p

SUBMITTER: Deng H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10559288 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature