Determining Priority Factors for Pedestrian Infrastructure Improvement using Integrated RIDIT-ISA Technique: A Case of Roorkee

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Walking can be seen as the primary and the most elementary form of mobility in India. However, in the endeavour to provide better infrastructure and facilities for motorised vehicles, even the basic requirements of pedestrians are ignored while planning for streets. Hence it becomes essential to provide adequate infrastructure and facilities for pedestrians for the larger imperative of road safety. This study aims to collect user perception data on the pedestrian environment and identify the factors that need the maximum attention to develop adequate pedestrian infrastructure in Indian cities using the integrated “relative to an identified distribution integral transformation” and “importance satisfaction analysis” (RIDIT-ISA) approach. Roorkee city has been taken as a case study. Fourteen factors that affect the pedestrian environment were identified, which was used to conduct the onsite user perception survey. The results derived from the analysis suggest that encroachment-free footpaths, no conflict with non-motorise vehicles, footpath width, and universal accessibility of footpaths are the factors that need the maximum attention for generating a pedestrian-friendly environment in the city.