Table 1 Audit item name, full wording, response categorization, and prevalence
Audit item (n/% yes) | Question | Response categorization |
|---|---|---|
Neighborhood physical disorder-related | ||
 Garbage (3285/41.2) | Is there garbage, litter, or broken glass in the street or on the sidewalks (≥ 5 items)? | Yes (1) vs no (2) |
 Abandoned cars (13/0.2) | Are there abandoned cars? | Yes (1) vs no (2) |
 Building conditions ≥ moderate (6349/86.3) | How would you rate the condition of most of the buildings? | Very well/Moderately well kept (1) vs fair/poor condition (2) |
 Yard conditions ≥ moderate (5388/87.7) | How would you rate the condition of most of the yards? | Very well/Moderately well kept (1) vs fair/poor condition (2) |
 Dumpster (706/8.9) | Are there dumpsters visible? | ≥1 (1) vs None (2) |
 Graffiti (904/11.3) | Is there graffiti, or evidence of graffiti that has been painted over, on buildings, signs, or walls? | Yes (1) vs no (2) |
 Boarded/burned building (502/6.3) | Do you see boarded up, abandoned, or burned out buildings? | Yes (1) vs no (2) |
 Outdoor seating (2131/27.1) | Do you see any outdoor seating (e.g., benches, porch swings, restaurant seating)? | Yes (1) vs No (2) |
 Team sports (187/2.4) | Do you see any team sports equipment (e.g., street hockey nets, soccer nets, basketball hoops)? | Yes (1) vs no (2) |
 Yard decorations (3932/49.9) | Do you see any exterior or yard decorations (e.g. banners/flags, seasonal decorations, water fountains/statues)? | Yes (1) vs no (2) |
 Fences (6390/80.3) | Do you see fences separating adjoining yards/properties or separating yards from the street? | Yes (1) vs no (2) |
Sidewalk-related | ||
 Sidewalk present (5462/68.2) | What type of sidewalk or path (paved or unpaved) is there? | Sidewalk (1) vs none (2) |
 Complete sidewalk (4948/90.4) | Is the sidewalk complete/continuous? | Complete (1) vs incomplete (2) |
 Sidewalk condition (3535/64.7) | In what condition is the sidewalk or pedestrian path? | Good (1) vs fair/poor (2) |
 Sidewalk width (872/15.9) | How wide is the sidewalk? | ≥ 4 feet (1) vs < 4 feet (2) |
 Sidewalk from curb distance (71/1.3) | How far is the sidewalk or path from the curb? | ≥ 5 feet (1) vs < 5 feet (2) |
 Car obstruction (340/6.2) | Do parked cars obstruct the path? | Yes (1) vs no (2) |
 Garbage can obstruction (301/5.5) | Do garbage cans obstruct the path? | Yes (1) vs no (2) |
 Pole or sign obstruction (262/5.8) | Do poles or signs obstruct the path? | Yes (1) vs no (2) |
 Other obstruction (445/8.1) | Does anything else obstruct the path? | Yes (1) vs no (2) |
 Curb cuts (2585/52.1) | Do you see any curb cuts? | Yes (1) vs no (2) |
Intersection-related | ||
 Clear intersection (4741/60.1) | Can you clearly see an intersection? | Yes (1) vs no (2) |
 Pedestrian crossing sign (860/17.9) | Is there a pedestrian crossing warning sign? | Yes (1) vs no (2) |
 Pedestrian signal (718/15.1) | Is there a pedestrian signal? | Yes (1) vs no (2) |
 Pedestrian crossing marks (2975/64.0) | Consider places intended for pedestrians to cross the street. Are these places marked for pedestrian crossing? | All/some (1) vs none (2) |
 Type of pedestrian crosswalk marks (2076/68.4) | How is the road marked at crosswalks? | Painted solid lines (1) vs other (2) |
 Traffic signal type (3438/73.8) | What kind of traffic signal can you see? | Traffic signal, stop sign, yield sign (1) vs none (2) |
 One-way street (846/10.7) | Is the street a one-way or a two-way street? | One-way (1) vs two-way (2) |
 Number of lanes (1183/14.9) | How many lanes are there for cars? | Many (2 +) (1) vs few (≤ 2) (2) |
 Presence of highway (579/7.3) | Can you see a highway (elevated or below ground) here? | This is a highway (1) vs not a highway (2) |
 Highway is barrier (29/19.9) | Is the highway a barrier to walking? | Cannot be overcome (1) vs can be overcome (2) |