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.

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

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.