Pedestrian Connectivity

The Pedestrian Connectivity indicator is a measure of the density of street intersections, availability of sidewalks or paths, and how closely intersections are spaced. The indicator assesses how easily residents can navigate their neighborhood using active transportation. Active transportation includes walking, biking or any method of travel that requires human energy. Higher numbers are better than lower numbers. Higher numbers mean that there are more intersections per square mile. A high number of intersections per square mile is usually related to having a well-connected grid of streets and smaller block sizes. Data are available through the EPA’s Smart Location Database.

The built environment affects travel behavior. Pedestrian connectivity is related to the number of walking trips taken by residents and increased physical activity. Pedestrian Connectivity is in the Transportation domain.

Neighborhoodsort descending Indicator Value Rank
Armatage 140.8 33
Audubon Park 140.7 34
Bancroft 108.3 62
Beltrami 152.7 26
Bottineau 171.6 17
Bryant 107.9 63
Bryn - Mawr 97.9 71
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) 99.1 70
Camden Industrial 165.6 20
Cedar - Isles - Dean 177.8 15
Cedar Riverside 309.6 4
Central 120.2 52
Cleveland 132.5 42
Columbia Park 51 85
Como 59.1 83
Cooper 124 47
Corcoran 101.4 66
Diamond Lake 118.1 55
Downtown East 140.6 35
Downtown West 154 23
East Calhoun (ECCO) 120.6 50
East Harriet 130 44
East Isles 253 6
East Phillips 86.6 78
Elliot Park 281 5
Ericsson 88.4 74
Field 124.4 45
Folwell 150.7 27
Fulton 105.9 64
Hale 135.1 38
Harrison 109.1 61
Hawthorne 131.4 43
Hiawatha 123.7 48
Holland 167.7 19
Howe 88.2 75
Humboldt Industrial Area 44.5 86
Jordan 114.7 57
Keewaydin 147.6 29
Kenny 168.1 18
Kenwood 120.6 50
King Field 83.6 80
Lind - Bohanon 184.4 11
Linden Hills 116.1 56
Logan Park 147.1 30
Longfellow 112.9 58
Loring Park 374.1 3
Lowry Hill 203.1 10
Lowry Hill East 148.7 28
Lyndale 95.4 72
Lynnhurst 139.1 37
Marcy Holmes 223 7
Marshall Terrace 55.8 84
McKinley 78 81
Mid - City Industrial 41.7 87
Midtown Phillips 183.8 13
Minnehaha 144.4 32
Morris Park 120.9 49
Near - North 111.7 59
Nicollet Island - East Bank 465.3 1
North Loop 214.4 9
Northeast Park 101.1 67
Northrop 139.8 36
Page 152.8 25
Phillips West 104.9 65
Powderhorn Park 160.9 21
Prospect Park - East River Road 217.1 8
Regina 88.1 76
Seward 87.6 77
Sheridan 145.8 31
Shingle Creek 180.4 14
St. Anthony East 158.4 22
St. Anthony West 176.3 16
Standish 100.2 69
Steven's Square - Loring Heights 85.3 79
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) 184.4 11
Tangletown 100.3 68
University of Minnesota 427.8 2
Ventura Village 152.9 24
Victory 124.3 46
Waite Park 133.6 40
Webber - Camden 135.1 38
Wenonah 119.7 53
West Calhoun 90.3 73
Whittier 110.9 60
Willard - Hay 118.3 54
Windom 67.2 82
Windom Park 133 41

Key Citations:
1. Ewing R, Cervero R. Travel and the built environment: a meta-analysis. Journal of the American Planning Association. 2010;76:3(2010):265-294.

2. Frank L., et al. Many pathways from land use to health: associations between neighborhood walkability and active transportation, body mass index, and air quality,” Journal of the American Planning Association. Winter 2006;72(1):75-87.