A RAPID EVALUATION TOOL TO DETERMINE SUITABILITY OF ROAD SECTIONS FOR PEDESTRIANIZATION IN THE PHILIPPINE SETTING

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In recent years, pedestrianization has been espoused as a viable alternative to spur sustainable social and economic development in local communities. In the Philippines, some cities or municipalities would like to pedestrianize some road sections, but the local governments lack the resources and the capability to conduct a thorough evaluation of the viability of pedestrianization. To fill in this gap, this study explores the development of a rapid evaluation tool that local governments can use to make a preliminary assessment of the roads’ suitability for pedestrianization. It is hoped that this tool can help eliminate unviable candidate road sections early on, so that resources can be allocated towards making more effective plans for the road sections that were identified as more viable for pedestrianization.