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Table 3 Crossings—means of all crossings per route: scales and valence scores (N = 107)

From: Online versus in-person comparison of Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS) assessments: reliability of alternate methods

Score name

Possible range

Individual items

Inter-rater agreement (ICC)

Confidence interval (CI)

Rater

Mean

(SD)

Percent without feature (%)

Cul-de-sacs

 Overall

0–4

Closeness of cul-de-sac to home, presence of amenities (e.g., basketball hoops), visibility from home

ICC: 0.43

(−0.05, 0.76)

On the ground

−0.05

0.76

1.7

Online (St view)

−0.10

0.86

0.8

Crossings: Positive characteristics

 Crosswalk amenities

0–5

Mean: Presence of crossing aids, marked crosswalk, high-visibility striping, different material than road, curb extensions

ICC: 0.81

(0.74, 0.87)

On the ground

0.54

0.50

32.5

Online (St view)

0.54

0.50

33.3

 Curb quality

0–2

Mean: Presence of pre-crossing and/or post-crossing ramp lined up with crossing

ICC: 0.87

(0.82, 0.91)

On the ground

1.71

0.59

5.8

Online (St view)

1.67

0.64

7.5

 Intersection control

0–3

Mean: Presence of traffic circle, pedestrian walk signals, countdown signals

ICC: 0.92

(0.89, 0.95)

On the ground

0.66

0.76

41.7

On the ground

0.54

0.49

32.5

Crossings: Valence and overall

 Positive

0–10

Mean of positive crossing characteristics scales (amenities, quality, intersection control)

ICC: 0.93

(0.91, 0.95)

On the ground

0.69

0.93

63.3

Online (St view)

0.71

0.94

62.5