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

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.