Inequitable walking conditions among older people: examining the interrelationship of neighbourhood socio-economic status and urban form using a comparative case study

Table 4 Indicators of neighbourhood traffic burden

Indicators	Lower SES inner-urban neighbourhood	Higher SES inner-urban neighbourhood	Lower SES suburban neighbourhood	Higher SES suburban neighbourhood
*Pedestrian-vehicle collisions (total number)	207	113	78	34
**Vehicle Volume (total number)	11 694	10 554	15 852	7 469
**Pedestrian Volume (total number)	2417	3292	242	122
**Vehicles:Pedestrian (ratio)	4.8 : 1.0	3.2 : 1.0	65.5 : 1.0	61.2 : 1.0
Designated trucking routes (metres per square kilometre)	2762	541	831	0

Source: City of Ottawa Public Works and Services Department
* Pedestrian-vehicle collisions 1998 - 2007
** Pedestrian and vehicle volumes for selected main intersections:
Absolute counts collected over an 8 hour weekday
Values for lower SES inner-urban collected July 2007, higher SES inner-urban May 2007, lower SES suburban July 2006, and higher SES suburban July 2006

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