URBANPEDIA: Walkability Indicators for 50 Pedestrian-Friendly Districts

12 walkability- and design-oriented urban indicators calculated for approximately 4,600 urban blocks across 50 pedestrian-friendly districts worldwide. The dataset is provided by Shanzhi Kang and was last updated on May 30, 2026. It is part of the URBANPEDIA platform, which integrates additional data layers and interactive tools for personalized recommendations.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking district walkability based on 12 calculated urban indicators
• Analyzing urban block design features across pedestrian-friendly districts
• Informing urban planning recommendations using integrated platform data layers
• Contributing new case studies and indicator data via developer interfaces

Strengths

• Covers 50 distinct pedestrian-friendly districts globally
• Calculates 12 specific urban indicators for walkability and design
• Analyzes data at the granular urban block level (~4,600 blocks)
• Integrates with an interactive platform for expanded analysis

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the selected 50 districts

Provenance

Source

Shanzhi Kang via figshare

Collection Method

Calculated indicators for selected urban districts; platform allows for user contributions.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-30 12:11:43

Geography

50 pedestrian-friendly districts worldwide