Build Sustainable Walking Environment Around Metro Station in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

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Ho Chi Minh city is greatly affected by traffic congestion, a polluted environment, and flooding from rain. Citizens' physical activity is poor. The city government is developing the metro system, but the urban structure around the station has not been adjusted. Building a walking environment can be one of the solutions to deal with current problems. We surveyed experts and found the priority of physical elements by the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). This method then helped decrease the number of elements from twenty to twelve based on their relative importance. We then used the AHP's result to investigate citizens using the Semantic Differential scale to measure people's psychological perception. Eight factors were found after Exploratory Factor Analysis: Environment, Seat, Shelter, Sidewalk, Connectivity, Retail, Flexible function, and Simplicity. Those results are beneficial for designing a comfortable, convenient, and safe walking environment that encourages people to walk and use public transport.