Sidewalk infrastructure assessment using a multicriteria methodology for maintenance planning
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Resumo: | Sidewalks constitute the main guideway for the walking mode of transport and serve as a fundamental infrastructure for personal travel including commuting. This is because practically every motorized trip is preceded or concluded by nonmotorized travel. The assessment of sidewalk performance, in the sense of its suitability for walking, involves consideration of multiple aspects, whose precise treatment requires in turn the use of multicriteria methods to support decisions. This article proposes a multicriteria methodology for this purpose, thus setting the stage for a subsequent agency decision regarding maintenance strategy development. The methodology is based on a set of infrastructure attributes, directly intervenable by these authorities, and uses the ELECTRE TRI method to assign sidewalks under study to performance classes. It is practical to use and can be applied to any city, at any scale. The approach is thoroughly discussed, and demonstrated for a case study comprising several sidewalks in the city of Coimbra, Portugal. The results indicate that a considerable fraction of these sidewalks are in mediocre condition, and the multicriteria classifying methodology readily suggested intervention strategies, effectively aiding in the decision making. |
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Sidewalk infrastructure assessment using a multicriteria methodology for maintenance planningPedestrian infrastructure assessmentSidewalksMulticriteria analysisDecision-making toolsMaintenance planningElectre TRISidewalks constitute the main guideway for the walking mode of transport and serve as a fundamental infrastructure for personal travel including commuting. This is because practically every motorized trip is preceded or concluded by nonmotorized travel. The assessment of sidewalk performance, in the sense of its suitability for walking, involves consideration of multiple aspects, whose precise treatment requires in turn the use of multicriteria methods to support decisions. This article proposes a multicriteria methodology for this purpose, thus setting the stage for a subsequent agency decision regarding maintenance strategy development. The methodology is based on a set of infrastructure attributes, directly intervenable by these authorities, and uses the ELECTRE TRI method to assign sidewalks under study to performance classes. It is practical to use and can be applied to any city, at any scale. The approach is thoroughly discussed, and demonstrated for a case study comprising several sidewalks in the city of Coimbra, Portugal. The results indicate that a considerable fraction of these sidewalks are in mediocre condition, and the multicriteria classifying methodology readily suggested intervention strategies, effectively aiding in the decision making.CENTRO-07-0224-FEDER-002004American Society of Civil EngineersRepositório AbertoSousa, NunoRodrigues, João CoutinhoJesus, Eduardo Natividade2018-02-05T14:42:38Z2017-122017-12-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/7049eng1076-0342 (Print)10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000362info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-16T15:25:35Zoai:repositorioaberto.uab.pt:10400.2/7049Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:47:18.677282Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Sidewalk infrastructure assessment using a multicriteria methodology for maintenance planning |
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Sidewalk infrastructure assessment using a multicriteria methodology for maintenance planning |
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Sidewalk infrastructure assessment using a multicriteria methodology for maintenance planning Sousa, Nuno Pedestrian infrastructure assessment Sidewalks Multicriteria analysis Decision-making tools Maintenance planning Electre TRI |
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Sidewalk infrastructure assessment using a multicriteria methodology for maintenance planning |
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Sidewalk infrastructure assessment using a multicriteria methodology for maintenance planning |
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Sidewalk infrastructure assessment using a multicriteria methodology for maintenance planning |
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Sidewalk infrastructure assessment using a multicriteria methodology for maintenance planning |
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Sidewalk infrastructure assessment using a multicriteria methodology for maintenance planning |
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Sousa, Nuno |
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Sousa, Nuno Rodrigues, João Coutinho Jesus, Eduardo Natividade |
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Rodrigues, João Coutinho Jesus, Eduardo Natividade |
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Sousa, Nuno Rodrigues, João Coutinho Jesus, Eduardo Natividade |
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Pedestrian infrastructure assessment Sidewalks Multicriteria analysis Decision-making tools Maintenance planning Electre TRI |
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Pedestrian infrastructure assessment Sidewalks Multicriteria analysis Decision-making tools Maintenance planning Electre TRI |
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Sidewalks constitute the main guideway for the walking mode of transport and serve as a fundamental infrastructure for personal travel including commuting. This is because practically every motorized trip is preceded or concluded by nonmotorized travel. The assessment of sidewalk performance, in the sense of its suitability for walking, involves consideration of multiple aspects, whose precise treatment requires in turn the use of multicriteria methods to support decisions. This article proposes a multicriteria methodology for this purpose, thus setting the stage for a subsequent agency decision regarding maintenance strategy development. The methodology is based on a set of infrastructure attributes, directly intervenable by these authorities, and uses the ELECTRE TRI method to assign sidewalks under study to performance classes. It is practical to use and can be applied to any city, at any scale. The approach is thoroughly discussed, and demonstrated for a case study comprising several sidewalks in the city of Coimbra, Portugal. The results indicate that a considerable fraction of these sidewalks are in mediocre condition, and the multicriteria classifying methodology readily suggested intervention strategies, effectively aiding in the decision making. |
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