Bar Graph Of Walkability Survey

Bellow shows the raw data collected on the fieldwork day, testing all five attributed of walkability

This data shows a range of walkability along the train line. The trend of this data is that as a whole the walkability along the Fremantle train line is relatively high, with anomalies in North Fremantle, Victoria Street and Cottesloe. To more efficiently analyse this data, it then converted into a bar graph to show the walkability of each station on the Fremantle line.

This graph gives an accurate representation of the walkability index of each station. Again, it can be seen that most stations have a high walkability index, with exceptions to North Fremantle, Victoria Street and Cottesloe station. The pattern shows low walkability in areas

This can be seen in North Fremantle and Victoria Street especially, where even near a terminal station they still have the lowest walkability index of the whole train line. They are especially low in crossings, personal safety and adjacent traffic.

To test whether the level of walkability would be affected by the economic activity of the area, the different aspects of economic activity were looked at. To measure economic activity, the land use of areas surrounding train stations was looked at. Factors that affect land use can be residential, industrial, commercial, entertainment, public buildings, open space, transport or services. Below is a table expressing the raw data of the economic activity along the Fremantle train line.

This graph shows that there are varying amounts of economic activity along the train line. Seen in Appendix 1, the areas that the economic activity was measured was over a 1-kilometre range. The raw data of economic activity shows no linear trend, however, shows that areas where there are higher population densities, such as Subiaco, Claremont and Perth. The higher population density can result in a higher demand in economic

This graph shows that in many cases when the economic activity is low, the walkability is also low.

The pattern of these graphs is that as the economic activity increases, the walkability level will also increase. This can be connected to the amount of commercial activity in the area, as stations with high commercial activity tend to have high walkability.

Victoria Street and North Fremantle show that low economic activity equates to low walkability. North Fremantle has a walkability index level of -3 and a total land use level of 8. This shows a positive correlation between economic activity and the walkability of the area. North Fremantle, however, can be seen as an anomaly because of its close proximity to the Fremantle ports and thus high economic activity.

Subiaco and Perth stations show the correlation between high levels of economic activity and high levels of walkability. These areas are economic hot spots with total land uses of 19 and 17. Due to the abundance of economic activity, these areas are very and because of this, are constantly being refurbished. This refurbishment will boost the walkability of the area and will also promote more economic