IPEN country | ||||||||||||
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AUS | BEL | BRZ | COL | CZR | DEN | HKG | MEX | NZL | SPA | UK | USA | |
Factors and items | Standardized factor loadings | |||||||||||
Land use mix – access (LA) | ||||||||||||
LA1. Stores within easy walking distance | 0.76 | 0.34 | 0.67 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.67 | 0.73 | 0.87 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.75 |
LA2. Many places within walking distance | 0.82 | - | 0.70 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.56 | 0.69 | 0.73 | - | 0.85 |
LA3. Easy to walk to a transit stop | 0.39 | 0.52 | 0.34 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.36 | 0.60 | 0.74 | 0.39 | 0.32 | 0.63 | 0.42 |
Street connectivity (SC) | ||||||||||||
SC1. Short distance between intersections | 0.37 | - | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.47 | 0.35 |
SC2. Four-way intersections in neighborhood* | 0.37 | 0.54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
SC3. Many alternative routes | - | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.53 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.58 | 0.29 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.43 | 0.52 |
Infrastructure and safety for walking and cycling (IS) | ||||||||||||
IS1. Sidewalks | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.56 | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.42 |
IS2. Street lights | 0.53 | 0.32 | 0.52 | 0.33 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.63 | 0.44 | 0.64 | 0.55 | 0.59 |
IS3. Walkers and bikers easily seen | - | 0.30 | - | 0.30 | 0.48 | 0.51 | - | 0.47 | 0.33 | 0.58 | 0.34 | 0.57 |
IS4. Crosswalks and pedestrian signals | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.45 | 0.31 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.39 | 0.29 | 0.33 | 0.51 | 0.29 | 0.32 |
Aesthetics (AE) | ||||||||||||
AE1. Trees | - | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.38 |
AE2. Trees give shade* | 0.44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
AE3. Many interesting things to look at | 0.71 | - | 0.68 | 0.67 | 0.81 | 0.76 | 0.42 | 0.58 | 0.71 | 0.66 | - | 0.74 |
AE4. Attractive natural sights | 0.60 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.75 | 0.64 | 0.71 | 0.62 | 0.75 |
AE5. Attractive buildings / homes | 0.61 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.44 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 0.62 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.71 |
Traffic safety/hazards (TH) | ||||||||||||
TH1. Heavy traffic along the street* | - | 0.91 | 0.40 | - | 0.58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
TH2. Heavy traffic along nearby streets | 0.67 | - | - | 0.36 | - | 0.53 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.43 | 0.62 | 0.46 | 0.70 |
TH3. Slow traffic speed on the street* | −0.30 | −0.36 | - | - | −0.45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
TH4. Slow traffic speed on nearby streets | - | - | −0.56 | −0.49 | - | −0.43 | −0.42 | −0.37 | −0.64 | −0.34 | −0.64 | −0.61 |
TH5. Speeding drivers | - | 0.31 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.48 | 0.52 | 0.81 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.45 | 0.66 | 0.44 |
Safety from crime (CR) | ||||||||||||
CR1. High crime rate | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.49 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.67 | 0.63 | 0.77 | 0.62 | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.71 |
CR2. Unsafe to walk during the day | 0.60 | 0.69 | 0.55 | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.69 | 0.58 | 0.54 |
CR3. Unsafe to walk at night | 0.71 | 0.82 | 0.68 | 0.84 | 0.74 | 0.88 | 0.68 | 0.81 | 0.74 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.82 |
Few cul-de-sacs (CS) | SI | SI | SI | SI | SI | SI | SI | SI | SI | SI | SI | SI |
Physical barriers to walking (BW) | SI | SI | SI | SI | SI | SI | SI | SI | SI | SI | SI | SI |
Average absolute inter-factor correlation | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.22 |
Maximum absolute inter-factor correlation: pairs of factors | 0.68 | 0.33 | 0.91 | 0.96 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.72 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.73 | 0.52 |
IS-AE | IS-CR | LA-SC | SC-IS | SC-IS | SC-IS | SC-IS | LA-SC | LA-SC | LA-SC | LA-SC | TH-CR | |
Pairs of inter-correlated error terms | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |